“Tantalizing” or “Tantalising”

Language

Tantalizing and tantalising are both English terms.

Usage

Tantalizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while tantalising 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
tantalizing	99	37	72	94	96	38	0	46	51	100	0	0
tantalising	1	63	28	6	4	62	0	54	49	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "tantalizing" over "tantalising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "tantalising" over "tantalizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "tantalizing" over "tantalising" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "tantalizing" over "tantalising" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "tantalizing" over "tantalising" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "tantalising" over "tantalizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tantalizing" and "tantalising".
• In Ireland, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "tantalising" over "tantalizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "tantalizing" over "tantalising" (51 to 49).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "tantalizing" over "tantalising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tantalizing" and "tantalising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tantalizing" and "tantalising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use tantalizing or tantalising with sample sentences.

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