“Brutalized” or “Brutalised”

Language

Brutalized and brutalised are both English terms.

Usage

Brutalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while brutalised 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
brutalized	97	28	49	0	100	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
brutalised	3	72	51	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "brutalized" over "brutalised" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "brutalised" over "brutalized".
• In India, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "brutalised" over "brutalized".
• In the Philippines, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "brutalized" and "brutalised".
• In Canada, there is a preference for "brutalized" over "brutalised" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "brutalised" over "brutalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "brutalized" and "brutalised".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "brutalized" and "brutalised".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "brutalized" and "brutalised".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "brutalized" and "brutalised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "brutalized" and "brutalised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "brutalized" and "brutalised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use brutalized or brutalised with sample sentences.

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