“Synchronizing” or “Synchronising”

Language

Synchronizing and synchronising are both English terms.

Usage

Synchronizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while synchronising 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
synchronizing	98	53	66	100	94	62	0	62	61	0	0	0
synchronising	2	47	34	0	6	38	0	38	39	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (53 to 47).
• In India, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (66 to 34).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (62 to 38).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronizing" and "synchronising".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (62 to 38).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "synchronizing" over "synchronising" (61 to 39).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronizing" and "synchronising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronizing" and "synchronising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronizing" and "synchronising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use synchronizing or synchronising with sample sentences.

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