“Rationalization” or “Rationalisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “rationalization” and 4 prefer “rationalisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	rationalization	rationalisation	Preference
United States	98	2	“rationalization”
United Kingdom	28	72	“rationalisation”
India	55	45	“rationalization”
Philippines	98	2	“rationalization”
Canada	84	16	“rationalization”
Australia	28	72	“rationalisation”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	42	58	“rationalisation”
New Zealand	38	62	“rationalisation”
Jamaica	100	0	“rationalization”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“rationalization”

…good and evil without complex rationalization.
…often turns out to be rationalization, under the influence of power.
…20-hectare railyard, which is undergoing rationalization and redevelopment by JR East;…
…Gaulle, France adopted a different rationalization of parliamentary government called semi-presidential
…CPP as part of his rationalization for martial law in 1972.
…introduction of a series of rationalization measures enabled the company to
…social unrest which was the rationalization for the proclamation of martial…
…scenario, buttressed by the comfortable rationalization that his buyers were getting…
…improvement in the economic sentiment, rationalization measures adopted by the company,…
…identifying points to allow its rationalization, increase of flexibility, and activation.

“rationalisation”

Similarly, rationalisation could be seen in the…
…Commonwealth wheat pool and the rationalisation of butter production.
…loss in 1971, necessitating some rationalisation.
…as part of a business rationalisation which has seen the organisation…
…competition, thereby completing the NRL's rationalisation process from 20 teams in…
…years, and with the total rationalisation of Nedlloyd's shipping activities, a…
Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National…
…station in 2002 with the rationalisation of the fleet.
…ability to increase his own rationalisation was the primary motion behind…
…the most important forms of rationalisation associated with the development of…

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