“Legitimized” or “Legitimised”

Language

Legitimized and legitimised are both English terms.

Usage

Legitimized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while legitimised 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
legitimized	100	39	56	100	100	36	0	0	0	0	0	0
legitimised	0	61	44	0	0	64	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "legitimized" over "legitimised" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "legitimised" over "legitimized".
• In India, there is a preference for "legitimized" over "legitimised" (56 to 44).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "legitimized" over "legitimised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "legitimized" over "legitimised" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "legitimised" over "legitimized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legitimized" and "legitimised".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legitimized" and "legitimised".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legitimized" and "legitimised".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legitimized" and "legitimised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legitimized" and "legitimised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legitimized" and "legitimised".

Examples

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