“Hypnotized” or “Hypnotised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “hypnotized” and 0 prefer “hypnotised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	hypnotized	hypnotised	Preference
United States	96	4	“hypnotized”
United Kingdom	57	43	“hypnotized”
India	68	32	“hypnotized”
Philippines	95	5	“hypnotized”
Canada	91	9	“hypnotized”
Australia	58	42	“hypnotized”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	63	37	“hypnotized”
New Zealand	64	36	“hypnotized”
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.

“hypnotized”

…people and cartoon characters being hypnotized by staring into a spinning…
…that individuals who have been hypnotized actually do have the ability…
"You've Got Me Hypnotized" w.m.
In it, a hypnotized Shaw blithely and brutally murders…
The angel Gabriel hypnotized Mary and injected her with…
…took place while they were hypnotized because there is a greater…
…prove that the witnesses were hypnotized, but a psychologist proves him
…Raju's magical eyes and gets hypnotized, thus compelling him to abort…
…the church with the Deputy's hypnotized allies.
…Deshpande as Siddharth in Indravadan Hypnotized Part 1 and Indravadan Hypnotized…

“hypnotised”

…Khan's base, but he has hypnotised the entire city so that…
Hypnotised is a 1980 album released…
…Polar, whom N. Trance has hypnotised, becomes accessible as playable characters…
…by a private army of hypnotised women.
The Faint – "Hypnotised"
…December 1979 and January 1980, Hypnotised was released on 21 April…
…and learns how Svengali had hypnotised Trilby and damaged her health…
"Hypnotised"
Not having been hypnotised, she is baffled and though…
…several of the songs upon Hypnotised are notably both lyrically and…

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