“Standardization” or “Standardisation”

Language

Standardization and standardisation are both English terms.

Usage

Standardization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while standardisation 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
standardization	98	30	79	99	87	38	0	41	47	100	79	100
standardisation	2	70	21	1	13	62	0	59	53	0	21	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "standardization" over "standardisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "standardisation" over "standardization".
• In India, there is a preference for "standardization" over "standardisation" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "standardization" over "standardisation" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "standardization" over "standardisation" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "standardisation" over "standardization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "standardization" and "standardisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "standardisation" over "standardization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "standardisation" over "standardization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "standardization" over "standardisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "standardization" over "standardisation" (79 to 21).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "standardization" over "standardisation" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use standardization or standardisation with sample sentences.

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