“Standardizing” or “Standardising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “standardizing” and 4 prefer “standardising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	standardizing	standardising	Preference
United States	99	1	“standardizing”
United Kingdom	25	75	“standardising”
India	80	20	“standardizing”
Philippines	100	0	“standardizing”
Canada	100	0	“standardizing”
Australia	25	75	“standardising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“standardising”
New Zealand	0	100	“standardising”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“standardizing”

…the group's traditional focus on standardizing characters used for minority languages…
…the criteria for extracting and standardizing the vocabulary of Interlingua.
…widely adopted 2010 European specification standardizing smartphone power supplies on the…
…reorganizing Chicago Public Schools and standardizing the system's curriculum.
…resources, a WHO tool for standardizing and assessing the availability of…
…due to the difficulty of standardizing the challenge.
…data management by removing duplicates, standardizing data (mass maintaining), and incorporating…
…the goal of streamlining and standardizing the system of care for…
In standardizing what CO values are considered…
Before standardizing

“standardising”

A study was launched on standardising the European AAR capability in…
…Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 (standardising provision for the destitute).
…of General Education and began standardising curriculum, training and facilities, Queensland's…
…in English, acts as a standardising body for Mycenaean studies and…
…clinical and administrative efficiency, by standardising certain types of healthcare information…
…Ordnance Survey have policies on standardising place-names, drawing on advice from…
…heavily invested in guaranteeing and standardising the various contraceptive methods it…
…focus on developing new products, standardising new analytical methods and finding…
…Pro, he edited clips together, standardising the video formats and smoothing…
…institution for documenting, planning, and standardising the Spanish language.

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