“Idolized” or “Idolised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “idolized” and 3 prefer “idolised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	idolized	idolised	Preference
United States	99	1	“idolized”
United Kingdom	36	64	“idolised”
India	68	32	“idolized”
Philippines	100	0	“idolized”
Canada	100	0	“idolized”
Australia	37	63	“idolised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“idolised”
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“idolized”

She is idolized by Kelly Curtis who sees…
…Hale revealed that she had idolized Chaplin since childhood, and that…
…at the Roxbury, Grieco is idolized by the main characters.
Son of the King, he idolized Exa as a harbinger of…
…as Quang Vinh, whom he idolized, Chris Brown, Rihanna and Justin
…up, Stefanović supported Milan and idolized defender Franco Baresi, which inspired…
…as U-boat commander were highly idolized by Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of…
In his early childhood he idolized and admired movie icon Bruce…
Jonathan Schwartz reports that Sinatra idolized and popularized Raposo and his…
Di Pede idolized long-time Italian national team goalkeeper…

“idolised”

Although idolised by Skinner and Baddiel, St…
…heard the diss because he idolised 2Pac.
As a child, he idolised Romario.
Growing up in Piteå, Öhlund idolised fellow Swedish defenceman Börje Salming,…
As a boy, he idolised Argentine forward Gabriel Batistuta.
…that as a teenager he idolised former England captain David Gower,…
…Dead, a film which Potrykus idolised throughout high school.
Chess is idolised by the Seventh Doctor's companion…
The film was idolised, hitting major success at the…
According to Pétrement she idolised Lawrence of Arabia, considering him…

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