“Emphasized” or “Emphasised”

Language

Emphasized and emphasised are both English terms.

Usage

Emphasized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while emphasised 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
emphasized	99	26	56	99	95	29	0	31	33	100	0	0
emphasised	1	74	44	1	5	71	0	69	67	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "emphasized" over "emphasised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "emphasised" over "emphasized".
• In India, there is a preference for "emphasized" over "emphasised" (56 to 44).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "emphasized" over "emphasised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "emphasized" over "emphasised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "emphasised" over "emphasized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "emphasized" and "emphasised".
• In Ireland, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "emphasised" over "emphasized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "emphasised" over "emphasized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "emphasized" over "emphasised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "emphasized" and "emphasised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "emphasized" and "emphasised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use emphasized or emphasised with sample sentences.

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