“Localized” or “Localised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	localized	localised	Preference
United States	98	2	“localized”
United Kingdom	21	79	“localised”
India	53	47	“localized”
Philippines	98	2	“localized”
Canada	93	7	“localized”
Australia	26	74	“localised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	37	63	“localised”
New Zealand	24	76	“localised”
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.

“localized”

…the soil, this leads to localized infestations due to them being…
Localized by three lakes:
Furthermore, bestoxin has localized positively and negatively charged surfaces,…
…the molecular wavefunction out of localized bonds, it is more suited…
…in the number of RPVs localized in the synaptic site and…
…ballad and legend have been localized to several other places in…
…operations without getting affected with localized necking and other possible defects…
…were largely limited, with only localized areas reporting damage.
…are otherwise unlikely to be localized outside Japan.
…homolog of this gene was localized to specific sites in the…

“localised”

The regionalised and localised varieties of Malay can become…
…television channel, working as a localised version of CNBC Europe, albeit…
Most of schistosomula stay localised in the thoracic and cervical…
…with stricter Brazilian regulations, the localised version has various structural reinforcements…
…reason a great number of localised stopping places have built up…
…where it is scarce and localised.
The station is a localised version of The Hits Radio…
The more localised series covers the less rurally…
…with Cartoon Network to air localised versions in various European countries.
The localised weekday drivetime shows were replaced…

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