“Satirizing” or “Satirising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	satirizing	satirising	Preference
United States	99	1	“satirizing”
United Kingdom	31	69	“satirising”
India	66	34	“satirizing”
Philippines	100	0	“satirizing”
Canada	100	0	“satirizing”
Australia	0	100	“satirising”
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.

“satirizing”

…news show Last Week Tonight satirizing Boris Epshteyn and the right-wing…
…program lost its funding after satirizing a prominent transgender student.
and is thus satirizing "simpleminded political commitment".
…refused to direct any films satirizing the Nazis.
…(1987), described the film as "satirizing the bureaucratic, largely dysfunctional industrial…
…Russians, and was killed for satirizing the Red Army soldiers' habit…
…a song by Stan Freberg, satirizing Commercialization of Christmas
…Anti-Media Room – with paintings satirizing viewing habits and a special…
…for Critics, a book-length poem satirizing contemporary critics and poets.
…targeted South Parks creators for satirizing issues surrounding the depiction of

“satirising”

The New Statesman, satirising a domineering Conservative Member of
…is also liked for its satirising of opposition politicians and regular…
Four Lions, a 2010 film satirising Jihadi terrorists within British Society.
The 1930 novel Vile Bodies, satirising the Bright Young Things, the…
…Up North London cartoon strip, satirising the growth of 'Islington trendies',…
…amalgam of Owen and Huxley, satirising each in turn.
In addition to satirising Habsburg authority, Hašek repeatedly sets…
…fictitious UK government research laboratory, satirising the secret Porton Down chemical…
…2016, in a musical number satirising Eurovision songs.
…Songs of Innocence (1789) and satirising the "contrived and empty productions…

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