“Specialization” or “Specialisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 11 prefer “specialization” and 1 prefer “specialisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	specialization	specialisation	Preference
United States	99	1	“specialization”
United Kingdom	54	46	“specialization”
India	77	23	“specialization”
Philippines	99	1	“specialization”
Canada	92	8	“specialization”
Australia	42	58	“specialisation”
Liberia	100	0	“specialization”
Ireland	64	36	“specialization”
New Zealand	52	48	“specialization”
Jamaica	92	8	“specialization”
Trinidad & Tobago	85	15	“specialization”
Guyana	87	13	“specialization”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“specialization”

…mechanics and heat transfer, with specialization in microscale flows, turbulent flows,…
…an engineering degree with a specialization in computer science from Harcourt…
…PhD in linguistics with a specialization in syntax from the University…
…Mine Sweeping Courses from China, Specialization on Navigation & Direction from…
…industry, experience, the advantages of specialization and the high quality of
…the growing trend towards narrow specialization in political history during recent…
…regular gamma rays, requires further specialization.
…degree in Electrical Engineering (with specialization in power electronics) from Penn…
…the first university major and specialization in Deaf Studies.
…requirements of saltatorial and fossorial specialization: burrowing costs in the spinifex…

“specialisation”

Bachelor of Interactive Media (Specialisation: Game Development)
…a required option for further specialisation in all séries, although it…
Thus the specialisation of the PDN theorem to…
…mycologists, or scientists with a specialisation in mycology, with their author
Its primary areas of specialisation had traditionally been agricultural and…
…for the Operations Support (Intelligence) Specialisation and Intelligence Analyst (Intelligence) Trade.
…G. Verdi, Milan, and at Specialisation Courses Città di Castello.
Bachelor of Interactive Media (Specialisation: Animation)
The ongoing social and professional specialisation had led to the development…
His specialisation was rectifying design defects.

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