“Categorized” or “Categorised”

Language

Categorized and categorised are both English terms.

Usage

Categorized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while categorised 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
categorized	100	28	47	99	95	29	100	34	30	100	100	100
categorised	0	72	53	1	5	71	0	66	70	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "categorized" over "categorised" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "categorised" over "categorized".
• In India, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "categorised" over "categorized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "categorized" over "categorised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "categorized" over "categorised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "categorised" over "categorized".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "categorized" over "categorised" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "categorised" over "categorized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "categorised" over "categorized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "categorized" over "categorised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "categorized" over "categorised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "categorized" over "categorised" (100 to 0).

Examples

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