“Synchronization” or “Synchronisation”

Language

Synchronization and synchronisation are both English terms.

Usage

Synchronization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while synchronisation 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
synchronization	96	67	84	97	55	70	0	68	71	100	100	0
synchronisation	4	33	16	3	45	30	0	32	29	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (67 to 33).
• In India, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (55 to 45).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (70 to 30).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronization" and "synchronisation".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (68 to 32).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (71 to 29).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "synchronization" over "synchronisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronization" and "synchronisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use synchronization or synchronisation with sample sentences.

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