“Individualized” or “Individualised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “individualized” and 4 prefer “individualised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	individualized	individualised	Preference
United States	99	1	“individualized”
United Kingdom	26	74	“individualised”
India	74	26	“individualized”
Philippines	98	2	“individualized”
Canada	94	6	“individualized”
Australia	13	87	“individualised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“individualised”
New Zealand	0	100	“individualised”
Jamaica	100	0	“individualized”
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.

“individualized”

…deeply detailed works with highly individualized parts, yet unifying these scenes…
…now firing in complex and individualized patterns) can be reliably detected…
…programs that provide teachers with individualized job-embedded professional development to improve…
…managers' houses that were more individualized.
…for abandoning the requirement of individualized suspicion," he stated.
…child's circumstances, schools must offer individualized educational programming that enables a…
…requirement does not prevent granting individualized tax credits (such as exemptions…
…(ELL), and about 14% have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
…at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU for 4…
Individualized instruction has some elements in…

“individualised”

…Rolleston defined addiction as an individualised pathology, whilst the second Brain…
…in eroding the concept of individualised artistic personality using digital technologies…
…input of a skilled practitioner, individualised treatment and reducing anxiety, depression…
…"sense of personality as vulnerably individualised led to self-doubt" and the…
…of services to people without individualised funding packages by the Queensland
…use of colour graphics and individualised antagonists were considered "strong evolutionary…
…Division (ALED) devises and facilitates individualised, personalised and challenging learning opportunities…
…Afflecks, catering for alternative and individualised fashions.
Individualised training is used with dogs…
…clinical phenotype and development of individualised therapy.

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