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“Synthesizers” or “Synthesisers”

Synthesizers is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while synthesisers is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country synthesizers synthesisers Preference
United States 99 1 “synthesizers”
United Kingdom 76 24 “synthesizers”
India 100 0 “synthesizers”
Philippines 97 3 “synthesizers”
Canada 100 0 “synthesizers”
Australia 74 26 “synthesizers”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 100 0 “synthesizers”
New Zealand 100 0 “synthesizers”
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.

“synthesizers”

  • …on Pushin' Love", electric guitars, synthesizers, Linn 9000 programming
  • Thomas Dolby – main synthesizers
  • …early 1980s, digital technologies for synthesizers including digital synthesizers such as…
  • Working with computers, drum machines, synthesizers and found sounds, she makes…
  • …guitar and Jonathan Lim on synthesizers, they continued to perform with…
  • …Palmer – portative pipe organ, synthesizers
  • …DNA array (aka DNA chip) synthesizers for combinatorial libraries and assembling…
  • …sound is heavy with minimal synthesizers and electronic effects that they…
  • …Sanctuary album, which features two synthesizers simultaneously gliding up and down…
  • Liam Howlett - synthesizers, programming

“synthesisers”

  • …embellished the group's sound with synthesisers and strings.
  • Scott Griffiths supplied keyboards and synthesisers for Sir Piers 2003 release…
  • Novation synthesisers have been used by a…
  • …made out of electronics and synthesisers.
  • …guitar, flute, drums, and modular synthesisers.
  • …together his collection of analogue synthesisers from various recording studio locations…
  • …percussion, bass keyboards and RMI synthesisers in the final fade of…
  • …rhythm section was played on synthesisers.
  • …had sold all of his synthesisers and had moved over almost…
  • …hard to relate songwriting to synthesisers, actually – we write songs…

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