“Recognizably” or “Recognisably”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “recognizably” and 2 prefer “recognisably”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	recognizably	recognisably	Preference
United States	100	0	“recognizably”
United Kingdom	0	100	“recognisably”
India	100	0	“recognizably”
Philippines	100	0	“recognizably”
Canada	100	0	“recognizably”
Australia	0	100	“recognisably”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“recognizably”

As a result of the recognizably and commonality between many of…
…form of rock-music, that is recognizably Finnish and have Finnish lyrics.
…then known as petrifications, of recognizably marine species, to be found…
…in the painting are not recognizably Schubert's friends.
…these events he is most recognizably paired with Marc Convey for…
…much more symbolically nautical than recognizably displayed.
…his singing were all qualities recognizably belonging to his talent but…
…of a jazz song with recognizably rock and roll elements is…
…strike, would tend to cause recognizably more external damage, such as…
…the frame and foundation as recognizably 17th-century in origin.

“recognisably”

…theatre, dance and games are recognisably the same as in earlier
…folds; heads are varied, portraying recognisably different people."
…is in a harsh but recognisably tonal style; there is a…
Lyle contrasts sharply with the recognisably humane David Cane in Fallback.
…and enfant terrible are still recognisably French.
…fact that moa are already recognisably modern in anatomy, and possibly…
…into the frame of serious, recognisably modern scholarship.
…son, with the signalman's face recognisably that of Raymond Williams as…
His I.Ae.34 Clen Antú was recognisably one of the glider family…
…follows: a loanword that is recognisably English in form with regards…

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