“Disorganized” or “Disorganised”

Language

Disorganized and disorganised are both English terms.

Usage

Disorganized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while disorganised 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
disorganized	99	23	52	100	95	21	0	25	33	100	100	0
disorganised	1	77	48	0	5	79	0	75	67	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "disorganized" over "disorganised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "disorganised" over "disorganized".
• In India, there is a preference for "disorganized" over "disorganised" (52 to 48).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "disorganized" over "disorganised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "disorganized" over "disorganised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "disorganised" over "disorganized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "disorganized" and "disorganised".
• In Ireland, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "disorganised" over "disorganized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "disorganised" over "disorganized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "disorganized" over "disorganised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "disorganized" over "disorganised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "disorganized" and "disorganised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use disorganized or disorganised with sample sentences.

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