“Hospitalized” or “Hospitalised”

Language

Hospitalized and hospitalised are both English terms.

Usage

Hospitalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while hospitalised 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
hospitalized	99	39	67	97	96	39	0	45	50	94	81	0
hospitalised	1	61	33	3	4	61	0	55	50	6	19	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "hospitalized" over "hospitalised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "hospitalised" over "hospitalized".
• In India, there is a preference for "hospitalized" over "hospitalised" (67 to 33).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "hospitalized" over "hospitalised" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "hospitalized" over "hospitalised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "hospitalised" over "hospitalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "hospitalized" and "hospitalised".
• In Ireland, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "hospitalised" over "hospitalized".
• In New Zealand, there is no clear preference between "hospitalized" and "hospitalised", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "hospitalized" over "hospitalised" (94 to 6).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "hospitalized" over "hospitalised" (81 to 19).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "hospitalized" and "hospitalised".

Examples

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