“Civilized” or “Civilised”

Language

Civilized and civilised are both English terms.

Usage

Civilized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while civilised 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
civilized	98	30	71	97	92	34	0	36	47	82	100	0
civilised	2	70	29	3	8	66	0	64	53	18	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "civilized" over "civilised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "civilised" over "civilized".
• In India, there is a preference for "civilized" over "civilised" (71 to 29).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "civilized" over "civilised" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "civilized" over "civilised" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "civilised" over "civilized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "civilized" and "civilised".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "civilised" over "civilized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "civilised" over "civilized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "civilized" over "civilised" (82 to 18).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "civilized" over "civilised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "civilized" and "civilised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use civilized or civilised with sample sentences.

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