“Realizing” or “Realising”

Language

Realizing and realising are both English terms.

Usage

Realizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while realising is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
realizing	92	15	27	83	83	24	0	26	33	100	0	0
realising	8	85	73	17	17	76	0	74	67	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "realizing" over "realising" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "realising" over "realizing".
• In India, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "realising" over "realizing".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "realizing" over "realising" (83 to 17).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "realizing" over "realising" (83 to 17).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "realising" over "realizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "realizing" and "realising".
• In Ireland, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "realising" over "realizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "realising" over "realizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "realizing" over "realising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "realizing" and "realising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "realizing" and "realising".

Examples

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