“Synchronizing” or “Synchronising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “synchronizing” and 0 prefer “synchronising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	synchronizing	synchronising	Preference
United States	98	2	“synchronizing”
United Kingdom	53	47	“synchronizing”
India	66	34	“synchronizing”
Philippines	100	0	“synchronizing”
Canada	94	6	“synchronizing”
Australia	62	38	“synchronizing”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	62	38	“synchronizing”
New Zealand	61	39	“synchronizing”
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.

“synchronizing”

Cleansing it and synchronizing it with syndicated and internal…
…partners, determining resource availability, and synchronizing communication.
…placed on such channels by synchronizing their blanking intervals.
…interface, improvements to form autofilling, synchronizing of both extensions and autofill…
…of uniform out-degree has a synchronizing coloring.
…of coordinating troop movements and synchronizing attacks against the highly mobile…
…k, then G has a synchronizing coloring.
…letters 1, ..., k. A synchronizing coloring (also known as a…
By synchronizing fluid volume changes with the…
Felli is also capable of synchronizing with other people's pins to…

“synchronising”

Although effective gun synchronising gear was now available, which…
The Armstrong Whitworth gun synchronising mechanism was incomplete at the…
…practices, and strengthening and even synchronising their respective laws".
…yoga as exercise consists of synchronising the breath with movements (between…
…mechanism (like other early mechanical synchronising systems) proved unreliable and was…
…controlled the sequencing of the synchronising system around 10.00 am GMT…
…timings, but Agnus also supports synchronising the system to an external…
…"their two wristwatches… never perfectly synchronising."
…the availability of aircraft with synchronising guns the programme was cancelled…
…hormone and elevates prolactin levels, synchronising or stopping the recipient's cycle.

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