“Criticized” or “Criticised”

Language

Criticized and criticised are both English terms.

Usage

Criticized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while criticised 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
criticized	96	22	58	94	87	31	0	32	25	100	100	0
criticised	4	78	42	6	13	69	0	68	75	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "criticized" over "criticised" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "criticised" over "criticized".
• In India, there is a preference for "criticized" over "criticised" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "criticized" over "criticised" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "criticized" over "criticised" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "criticised" over "criticized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticized" and "criticised".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "criticised" over "criticized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "criticised" over "criticized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "criticized" over "criticised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "criticized" over "criticised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticized" and "criticised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use criticized or criticised with sample sentences.

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