“Characterized” or “Characterised”

Language

Characterized and characterised are both English terms.

Usage

Characterized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while characterised 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
characterized	100	37	79	100	96	35	100	48	49	89	100	100
characterised	0	63	21	0	4	65	0	52	51	11	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "characterised" over "characterized".
• In India, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "characterised" over "characterized".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "characterised" over "characterized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "characterised" over "characterized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (89 to 11).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "characterized" over "characterised" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use characterized or characterised with sample sentences.

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