“Legitimized” or “Legitimised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “legitimized” and 2 prefer “legitimised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	legitimized	legitimised	Preference
United States	100	0	“legitimized”
United Kingdom	39	61	“legitimised”
India	56	44	“legitimized”
Philippines	100	0	“legitimized”
Canada	100	0	“legitimized”
Australia	36	64	“legitimised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“legitimized”

…of all, a regime widely legitimized and stable, where citizens are…
…those who are not subsequently legitimized by their parents' marriage after…
Bingo is also legitimized.
…clerics and pudjangga (sacred literati) legitimized rulers and linked Hindu cosmology…
The ruling legitimized Virginia's sterilization procedures until they…
…was the son of a legitimized prince, the Count of Toulouse,…
…split from the Revolutionäre Zellen, legitimized militance with feminist theory and…
This was not legitimized until the Anglo-German Naval Agreement…
…vain to be recognized and legitimized.
…sought this arrangement as it legitimized their rule and gave them…

“legitimised”

…the Duchess of Orléans, both legitimised daughters of Louis XIV and…
…son, John Cockburn; John was legitimised on 20 September 1507.
…according to Professor Caleb Dube, "legitimised Amakhosi’s existence".
…second son of the four legitimised children of John of Gaunt…
…headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament…
…were usually formed, incorporated and legitimised under a royal charter.
…bore the surname d'Orléans, as legitimised descendants of Jean, bâtard d'Orléans,…
They were both legitimised by Act of Parliament when…
…Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, the eldest legitimised daughter of Louis XIV and…
The regulation legitimised the widespread practice of female…

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