“Stabilizing” or “Stabilising”

Language

Stabilizing and stabilising are both English terms.

Usage

Stabilizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while stabilising 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
stabilizing	100	32	80	100	97	39	0	35	50	0	0	0
stabilising	0	68	20	0	3	61	0	65	50	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "stabilizing" over "stabilising" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "stabilising" over "stabilizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "stabilizing" over "stabilising" (80 to 20).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "stabilizing" over "stabilising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "stabilizing" over "stabilising" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "stabilising" over "stabilizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stabilizing" and "stabilising".
• In Ireland, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "stabilising" over "stabilizing".
• In New Zealand, there is no clear preference between "stabilizing" and "stabilising", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stabilizing" and "stabilising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stabilizing" and "stabilising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stabilizing" and "stabilising".

Examples

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