“Decentralized” or “Decentralised”

Language

Decentralized and decentralised are both English terms.

Usage

Decentralized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while decentralised 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
decentralized	99	47	70	97	96	41	0	54	45	100	100	100
decentralised	1	53	30	3	4	59	0	46	55	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "decentralised" over "decentralized".
• In India, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (70 to 30).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "decentralised" over "decentralized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "decentralized" and "decentralised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (54 to 46).
• In New Zealand, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "decentralised" over "decentralized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "decentralized" over "decentralised" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use decentralized or decentralised with sample sentences.

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