“Internalized” or “Internalised”

Language

Internalized and internalised are both English terms.

Usage

Internalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while internalised 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
internalized	99	29	61	97	97	34	0	31	39	0	0	0
internalised	1	71	39	3	3	66	0	69	61	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "internalized" over "internalised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "internalised" over "internalized".
• In India, there is a preference for "internalized" over "internalised" (61 to 39).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "internalized" over "internalised" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "internalized" over "internalised" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "internalised" over "internalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalized" and "internalised".
• In Ireland, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "internalised" over "internalized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "internalised" over "internalized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalized" and "internalised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalized" and "internalised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalized" and "internalised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use internalized or internalised with sample sentences.

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