“Recognizing” or “Recognising”

Language

Recognizing and recognising are both English terms.

Usage

Recognizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while recognising 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
recognizing	99	24	60	98	96	25	0	36	34	89	66	0
recognising	1	76	40	2	4	75	0	64	66	11	34	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "recognizing" over "recognising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "recognising" over "recognizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "recognizing" over "recognising" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "recognizing" over "recognising" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "recognizing" over "recognising" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "recognising" over "recognizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "recognizing" and "recognising".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "recognising" over "recognizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "recognising" over "recognizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "recognizing" over "recognising" (89 to 11).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "recognizing" over "recognising" (66 to 34).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "recognizing" and "recognising".

Examples

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