“Finalized” or “Finalised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	finalized	finalised	Preference
United States	98	2	“finalized”
United Kingdom	19	81	“finalised”
India	60	40	“finalized”
Philippines	93	7	“finalized”
Canada	91	9	“finalized”
Australia	16	84	“finalised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	18	82	“finalised”
New Zealand	23	77	“finalised”
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.

“finalized”

…2, 2007 the Clausura 2007 finalized with San Francisco F.C.
…production before the story was finalized, but during the fall of…
…served until the merger was finalized in March 1970.
Her divorce from Rosenthal was finalized in 1981 when McGee was…
…of Akola Municipal Corporation was finalized to be extended on 30…
The deal was finalized in April 2013.
…2019: The announcement of the finalized candidate lists, the printing of…
…the city of White Settlement finalized with Hawaiian Falls to build…
…September 1, 1995 – were finalized on January 17, 1996).
…reports in early May 2014 finalized that Aishani Shetty would be…

“finalised”

…Type 12M 'Rothesay' Class and finalised in the excellent Type 12I
…that the partnership had been finalised.
…some groups could not be finalised based on the hosts in…
…and the ruling must be finalised within eighteen months.
…costs had still not been finalised, but it was expected to…
With the original Olympic design finalised and being built, the government…
On 6 January 2014, flydubai finalised its Boeing 737 MAX order.
…when an arms deal was finalised, they travelled to North Korea,…
…which the tunnel belongs, was finalised on 11 August 1998.
Before the design was finalised it was discovered that the…

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