“Galvanized” or “Galvanised”

Language

Galvanized and galvanised are both English terms.

Usage

Galvanized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while galvanised 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
galvanized	98	21	68	96	96	24	0	27	31	100	87	100
galvanised	2	79	32	4	4	76	0	73	69	0	13	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "galvanized" over "galvanised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "galvanised" over "galvanized".
• In India, there is a preference for "galvanized" over "galvanised" (68 to 32).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "galvanized" over "galvanised" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "galvanized" over "galvanised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "galvanised" over "galvanized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "galvanized" and "galvanised".
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "galvanised" over "galvanized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "galvanised" over "galvanized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "galvanized" over "galvanised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "galvanized" over "galvanised" (87 to 13).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "galvanized" over "galvanised" (100 to 0).

Examples

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