“Apologized” or “Apologised”

Language

Apologized and apologised are both English terms.

Usage

Apologized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while apologised 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
apologized	96	22	69	100	90	25	0	33	26	0	0	0
apologised	4	78	31	0	10	75	0	67	74	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "apologized" over "apologised" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "apologised" over "apologized".
• In India, there is a preference for "apologized" over "apologised" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "apologized" over "apologised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "apologized" over "apologised" (90 to 10).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "apologised" over "apologized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologized" and "apologised".
• In Ireland, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "apologised" over "apologized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "apologised" over "apologized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologized" and "apologised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologized" and "apologised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologized" and "apologised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use apologized or apologised with sample sentences.

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