“Vocalizations” or “Vocalisations”

Language

Vocalizations and vocalisations are both English terms.

Usage

Vocalizations is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while vocalisations 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
vocalizations	98	47	100	100	100	44	0	0	0	0	0	0
vocalisations	2	53	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "vocalizations" over "vocalisations" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "vocalisations" over "vocalizations".
• In India, there is a preference for "vocalizations" over "vocalisations" (100 to 0).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "vocalizations" over "vocalisations" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "vocalizations" over "vocalisations" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "vocalisations" over "vocalizations".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalizations" and "vocalisations".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalizations" and "vocalisations".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalizations" and "vocalisations".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalizations" and "vocalisations".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalizations" and "vocalisations".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalizations" and "vocalisations".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use vocalizations or vocalisations with sample sentences.

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