“Utilizing” or “Utilising”

Language

Utilizing and utilising are both English terms.

Usage

Utilizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while utilising 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
utilizing	99	30	65	99	94	27	0	36	36	100	100	0
utilising	1	70	35	1	6	73	0	64	64	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "utilizing" over "utilising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "utilising" over "utilizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "utilizing" over "utilising" (65 to 35).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "utilizing" over "utilising" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "utilizing" over "utilising" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "utilising" over "utilizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "utilizing" and "utilising".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "utilising" over "utilizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "utilising" over "utilizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "utilizing" over "utilising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "utilizing" over "utilising" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "utilizing" and "utilising".

Examples

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