“Capitalized” or “Capitalised”

Language

Capitalized and capitalised are both English terms.

Usage

Capitalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while capitalised 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
capitalized	100	58	58	99	98	51	0	69	59	100	100	0
capitalised	0	42	42	1	2	49	0	31	41	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (58 to 42).
• In India, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (98 to 2).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (51 to 49).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalized" and "capitalised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (69 to 31).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (59 to 41).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "capitalized" over "capitalised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalized" and "capitalised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use capitalized or capitalised with sample sentences.

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