“Destabilized” or “Destabilised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “destabilized” and 1 prefer “destabilised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	destabilized	destabilised	Preference
United States	99	1	“destabilized”
United Kingdom	54	46	“destabilized”
India	82	18	“destabilized”
Philippines	100	0	“destabilized”
Canada	100	0	“destabilized”
Australia	35	65	“destabilised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“destabilized”

…lower energies are less stable (destabilized) than those of higher energies…
…after his abdication in 1435 destabilized the regional aristocracy.
…actions caused ethnic tensions that destabilized the country.
…lead to the kind of destabilized society that leads to violent
Subsequent excavation destabilized the hillside and landslides covered…
As the region destabilized, Senegambia was dissolved.
…body acts dominate but gets destabilized long enough for Macendale to…
…the pins anchoring it had destabilized.
Seeing that his actions have destabilized the country and ultimately made…
Cyclobutadiene is particularly destabilized and this was originally attributed…

“destabilised”

…a forest reserve, would be destabilised.
…an end, the regime was destabilised by an ongoing quarrel between…
…could see other countries being destabilised."
…of England, Mark Carney, had destabilised financial markets and jeopardised the…
…cargo in the holds, which destabilised the vessel causing her to
In 1797, the breach was destabilised by a blizzard collapsing while…
…that 49 infantry divisions were destabilised and experienced repeated episodes of
Northern Ireland was destabilised in 1968 by sporadic rioting…
The comprehensive plan further destabilised Hawke's leadership.
…fact that the Soviet President destabilised the Eastern bloc and caused…

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