“Theorizing” or “Theorising”

Language

Theorizing and theorising are both English terms.

Usage

Theorizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while theorising 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
theorizing	95	46	68	100	88	40	0	0	0	0	0	0
theorising	5	54	32	0	12	60	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "theorizing" over "theorising" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "theorising" over "theorizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "theorizing" over "theorising" (68 to 32).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "theorizing" over "theorising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "theorizing" over "theorising" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "theorising" over "theorizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorizing" and "theorising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorizing" and "theorising".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "theorising" over "theorizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorizing" and "theorising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorizing" and "theorising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorizing" and "theorising".

Examples

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