“Specialization” or “Specialisation”

Language

Specialization and specialisation are both English terms.

Usage

Specialization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while specialisation 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
specialization	99	54	77	99	92	42	100	64	52	92	85	87
specialisation	1	46	23	1	8	58	0	36	48	8	15	13

• In the United States, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (54 to 46).
• In India, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "specialisation" over "specialization".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (64 to 36).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (52 to 48).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (92 to 8).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (85 to 15).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "specialization" over "specialisation" (87 to 13).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use specialization or specialisation with sample sentences.

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