“Symbolizing” or “Symbolising”

Language

Symbolizing and symbolising are both English terms.

Usage

Symbolizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while symbolising 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
symbolizing	94	20	45	96	89	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
symbolising	6	80	55	4	11	81	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "symbolizing" over "symbolising" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "symbolising" over "symbolizing".
• In India, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "symbolising" over "symbolizing".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "symbolizing" over "symbolising" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "symbolizing" over "symbolising" (89 to 11).
• In Australia, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "symbolising" over "symbolizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "symbolizing" and "symbolising".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "symbolising" over "symbolizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "symbolising" over "symbolizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "symbolizing" and "symbolising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "symbolizing" and "symbolising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "symbolizing" and "symbolising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use symbolizing or symbolising with sample sentences.

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