“Customized” or “Customised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “customized” and 4 prefer “customised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	customized	customised	Preference
United States	98	2	“customized”
United Kingdom	30	70	“customised”
India	63	37	“customized”
Philippines	98	2	“customized”
Canada	94	6	“customized”
Australia	28	72	“customised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	32	68	“customised”
New Zealand	36	64	“customised”
Jamaica	91	9	“customized”
Trinidad & Tobago	82	18	“customized”
Guyana	100	0	“customized”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“customized”

The written critiques are customized for the student's particular work…
Customized features of the Turing Robot
…(web server-like) or in a customized way.
…photo albums, customizable skins, and customized subdomains.
…and CNN Checkout Channel, a customized channel made available to grocery…
Customized solutions
…shop and remodeled completely, including customized designs on a specific theme,…
…characters, which are created and customized by the player, but have…
…personalized treatment paths based on customized tracts incorporating unique aspects for…
…reporting, and can often be customized, but one downside is that…

“customised”

Su-Kam provides customised solar power solutions for educational…
…Manchester, Flexity 2's in Blackpool, customised units manufactured by CAF for…
…all of which can be customised and modified—Power (standard), Tech (which…
…2019, Garçon Wines introduced a customised wine package that could accommodate…
…been used in music videos, customised as fashion statements by designers…
…shop in Victoria Street and customised both road and track frames.
They were uniquely customised for Court with double-width doors…
…had the pipes or hoses customised to exact dredging needs etc.
The model was specially customised for high altitude operation on…
…OBDuino may be assembled and customised by an electronics hobbyist; it…

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