“Centralized” or “Centralised”

Language

Centralized and centralised are both English terms.

Usage

Centralized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while centralised 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
centralized	99	30	56	98	95	32	0	36	37	86	100	100
centralised	1	70	44	2	5	68	0	64	63	14	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "centralized" over "centralised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "centralised" over "centralized".
• In India, there is a preference for "centralized" over "centralised" (56 to 44).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "centralized" over "centralised" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "centralized" over "centralised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "centralised" over "centralized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "centralized" and "centralised".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "centralised" over "centralized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "centralised" over "centralized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "centralized" over "centralised" (86 to 14).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "centralized" over "centralised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "centralized" over "centralised" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use centralized or centralised with sample sentences.

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