Visualize vs Visualise - What's the difference?

Visualize vs Visualise - What's the difference?

"Visualization" is the only correct spelling in American English.

"Visualisation" and "visualization" are both acceptable in British English although it is a common misconception that "visualization" is an Americanism and therefore incorrect.

Oxford resolutely prefers "ize" forms - see visualize in the British English Oxford Dictionary - and a lot of academic writing follows their lead but most mass market publications prefer "ise".

There's more information in Wikipedia and an interesting article with further references.

 

visualize	visualise
English	English
Verb (American spelling) Related terms* envisage * evidence * visage * visible * vision * visionary * visual * visualization External links* * ----	Alternative forms * (l) Verb (visualis) To (l), or form a mental picture (of something). To make (something) (l).