“Localized” or “Localised”

Language

Localized and localised are both English terms.

Usage

Localized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while localised 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
localized	98	21	53	98	93	26	0	37	24	0	0	0
localised	2	79	47	2	7	74	0	63	76	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "localized" over "localised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "localised" over "localized".
• In India, there is a preference for "localized" over "localised" (53 to 47).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "localized" over "localised" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "localized" over "localised" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "localised" over "localized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "localized" and "localised".
• In Ireland, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "localised" over "localized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "localised" over "localized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "localized" and "localised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "localized" and "localised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "localized" and "localised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use localized or localised with sample sentences.

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