“Womanizing” or “Womanising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “womanizing” and 2 prefer “womanising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	womanizing	womanising	Preference
United States	98	2	“womanizing”
United Kingdom	37	63	“womanising”
India	80	20	“womanizing”
Philippines	100	0	“womanizing”
Canada	100	0	“womanizing”
Australia	44	56	“womanising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“womanizing”

A womanizing cello player and one of…
…for murder as well as womanizing.
…disappearances are because of his womanizing habits, which makes Sophie see…
Robert Danvers is a vain, womanizing and wealthy host of a…
Aran - A womanizing man, he is useful at…
…this story, David played the womanizing Nacho where he worked with…
An alcoholic, womanizing misanthrope, he serves as both…
…by Sean Maguire) – A womanizing graduate of Oxford University, suave…
…Jenkins (Sean Francis) – the womanizing, African-Canadian bartender of the Hotel…
…is seduced by the older womanizing actor Malcolm Stone, much to…

“womanising”

…generation as well as a womanising drug-taker who married four times…
…who despite heavy drinking and womanising has by dint of hard…
…alternate personas such as the womanising American Vic Ferrari, the cowboy…
…regret his actions, especially his womanising.
His womanising drives many of the events…
…Ipcress File (1965), and the womanising title character in Alfie (1966).
…a reputation as a liquor-drinking, womanising "bush" poet and an expert
…in his disastrous attempts at womanising and usually believes all but…
…the role of the scruffy, womanising writer Evan Wylde in Channel…
…of alchemy, gambling, and much womanising.

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