“Reorganize” or “Reorganise”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	reorganize	reorganise	Preference
United States	99	1	“reorganize”
United Kingdom	31	69	“reorganise”
India	80	20	“reorganize”
Philippines	100	0	“reorganize”
Canada	100	0	“reorganize”
Australia	28	72	“reorganise”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“reorganise”
New Zealand	0	100	“reorganise”
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.

“reorganize”

…bye week to rest and reorganize between games.
…Xiang Yu was able to reorganize his forces, and strike back…
He helped reorganize health services to protect civilians…
After the Tweed Charter to reorganize the city's government was passed…
He intended originally to reorganize the Universidad Mayor, but his…
…five-year plan, and attempted to reorganize the economy of Shanxi using…
…re-organize the rest of the classrooms.
Bill Denison was able to reorganize the company as the Denison…
…landed behind enemy line to reorganize into homogeneous fighting units.
…1950s, young idealists seeking to reorganize public administration and rid the…

“reorganise”

Kleeberg decided to re-organise his command.
…expands in 2016, it will reorganise into two regional groups, each…
…take a year off to reorganise and ensure the longevity of…
…of the United Kingdom to reorganise British industry.
…government despite being an unelected position.
…Football Federation Australia to help reorganise their game.
…Police by the king to reorganise and streamline the service conditions…
…Third International (Comintern) sought to reorganise the party, and convened a…
…ordered to fall back to reorganise.
…in Egypt to refit and reorganise.

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