“Utilization” or “Utilisation”

Language

Utilization and utilisation are both English terms.

Usage

Utilization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while utilisation 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
utilization	96	40	66	98	18	43	0	48	46	100	100	100
utilisation	4	60	34	2	82	57	0	52	54	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "utilization" over "utilisation" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "utilisation" over "utilization".
• In India, there is a preference for "utilization" over "utilisation" (66 to 34).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "utilization" over "utilisation" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "utilisation" over "utilization".
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "utilisation" over "utilization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "utilization" and "utilisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "utilisation" over "utilization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "utilisation" over "utilization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "utilization" over "utilisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "utilization" over "utilisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "utilization" over "utilisation" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use utilization or utilisation with sample sentences.

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