“Synthesizing” or “Synthesising”

Language

Synthesizing and synthesising are both English terms.

Usage

Synthesizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while synthesising 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
synthesizing	97	33	77	99	93	31	0	0	36	100	0	0
synthesising	3	67	23	1	7	69	0	100	64	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "synthesizing" over "synthesising" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "synthesising" over "synthesizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "synthesizing" over "synthesising" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "synthesizing" over "synthesising" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "synthesizing" over "synthesising" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "synthesising" over "synthesizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synthesizing" and "synthesising".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "synthesising" over "synthesizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "synthesising" over "synthesizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "synthesizing" over "synthesising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synthesizing" and "synthesising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synthesizing" and "synthesising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use synthesizing or synthesising with sample sentences.

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