“Acclimatized” or “Acclimatised”

Language

Acclimatized and acclimatised are both English terms.

Usage

Acclimatized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while acclimatised 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
acclimatized	96	24	50	100	100	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
acclimatised	4	76	50	0	0	82	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "acclimatized" over "acclimatised" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "acclimatised" over "acclimatized".
• In India, there is no clear preference between "acclimatized" and "acclimatised", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "acclimatized" over "acclimatised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "acclimatized" over "acclimatised" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "acclimatised" over "acclimatized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "acclimatized" and "acclimatised".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "acclimatized" and "acclimatised".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "acclimatised" over "acclimatized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "acclimatized" and "acclimatised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "acclimatized" and "acclimatised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "acclimatized" and "acclimatised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use acclimatized or acclimatised with sample sentences.

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