“Canonized” or “Canonised”

Language

Canonized and canonised are both English terms.

Usage

Canonized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while canonised 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
canonized	98	35	71	100	97	58	0	61	67	0	100	0
canonised	2	65	29	0	3	42	0	39	33	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "canonised" over "canonized".
• In India, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (71 to 29).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (58 to 42).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "canonized" and "canonised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (61 to 39).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (67 to 33).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "canonized" and "canonised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "canonized" over "canonised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "canonized" and "canonised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use canonized or canonised with sample sentences.

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