“Institutionalized” or “Institutionalised”

Language

Institutionalized and institutionalised are both English terms.

Usage

Institutionalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while institutionalised 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
institutionalized	99	46	69	99	97	29	0	46	60	100	100	0
institutionalised	1	54	31	1	3	71	0	54	40	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "institutionalized" over "institutionalised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "institutionalised" over "institutionalized".
• In India, there is a preference for "institutionalized" over "institutionalised" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "institutionalized" over "institutionalised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "institutionalized" over "institutionalised" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "institutionalised" over "institutionalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "institutionalized" and "institutionalised".
• In Ireland, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "institutionalised" over "institutionalized".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "institutionalized" over "institutionalised" (60 to 40).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "institutionalized" over "institutionalised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "institutionalized" over "institutionalised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "institutionalized" and "institutionalised".

Examples

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