“Disorganized” or “Disorganised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “disorganized” and 4 prefer “disorganised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	disorganized	disorganised	Preference
United States	99	1	“disorganized”
United Kingdom	23	77	“disorganised”
India	52	48	“disorganized”
Philippines	100	0	“disorganized”
Canada	95	5	“disorganized”
Australia	21	79	“disorganised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	25	75	“disorganised”
New Zealand	33	67	“disorganised”
Jamaica	100	0	“disorganized”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“disorganized”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“disorganized”

…air caused Joyce to become disorganized and weaken.
Though initially disorganized, the senators of the group…
…Eight was a large but disorganized system, developing in the central…
…women, the tuberculosis patients in disorganized treatment areas, the neglected surgical…
Codyville disorganized in 2019.
Owing to the disorganized politics of the continent there…
…be either delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech.
Although it was initially disorganized as it moved offshore, the…
…the Americans fired off one disorganized volley before they were forced…
In response, the traditionally disorganized Oklahoma Democrats have taken steps…

“disorganised”

…most repair and replacement efforts disorganised, along with ground crews often…
…considered the expedition to be disorganised, and left it at Tahiti,…
…of the railway installations and disorganised services.
…their initial counter-offensive, as the disorganised rebel forces were crushed by…
They are disorganised and skittish and have a…
Early games were probably disorganised and violent.
…brother Walter are visiting their disorganised Aunt Helena (Felicity Kendal) and…
The disorganised basal cells are seen to…
…where Sinclair Research was too disorganised to have any impact.
Describing her as a "disorganised person" and "not an impressive…

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