“Vocalization” or “Vocalisation”

Language

Vocalization and vocalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Vocalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while vocalisation 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
vocalization	97	26	64	97	85	26	0	0	0	0	0	0
vocalisation	3	74	36	3	15	74	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "vocalization" over "vocalisation" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "vocalisation" over "vocalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "vocalization" over "vocalisation" (64 to 36).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "vocalization" over "vocalisation" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "vocalization" over "vocalisation" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "vocalisation" over "vocalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalization" and "vocalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "vocalisation" over "vocalization".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalization" and "vocalisation".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalization" and "vocalisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalization" and "vocalisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalization" and "vocalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use vocalization or vocalisation with sample sentences.

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