“Socializing” or “Socialising”

Language

Socializing and socialising are both English terms.

Usage

Socializing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while socialising 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
socializing	97	16	67	96	91	23	0	27	31	100	100	0
socialising	3	84	33	4	9	77	0	73	69	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "socializing" over "socialising" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "socialising" over "socializing".
• In India, there is a preference for "socializing" over "socialising" (67 to 33).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "socializing" over "socialising" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "socializing" over "socialising" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "socialising" over "socializing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "socializing" and "socialising".
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "socialising" over "socializing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "socialising" over "socializing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "socializing" over "socialising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "socializing" over "socialising" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "socializing" and "socialising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use socializing or socialising with sample sentences.

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