“Visualization” or “Visualisation”

Language

Visualization and visualisation are both English terms.

Usage

Visualization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while visualisation 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
visualization	98	45	82	97	86	43	0	56	48	100	100	0
visualisation	2	55	18	3	14	57	0	44	52	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "visualization" over "visualisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "visualisation" over "visualization".
• In India, there is a preference for "visualization" over "visualisation" (82 to 18).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "visualization" over "visualisation" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "visualization" over "visualisation" (86 to 14).
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "visualisation" over "visualization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "visualization" and "visualisation".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "visualization" over "visualisation" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "visualisation" over "visualization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "visualization" over "visualisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "visualization" over "visualisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "visualization" and "visualisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use visualization or visualisation with sample sentences.

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