“Marginalized” or “Marginalised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “marginalized” and 5 prefer “marginalised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	marginalized	marginalised	Preference
United States	99	1	“marginalized”
United Kingdom	26	74	“marginalised”
India	43	57	“marginalised”
Philippines	98	2	“marginalized”
Canada	96	4	“marginalized”
Australia	17	83	“marginalised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	24	76	“marginalised”
New Zealand	28	72	“marginalised”
Jamaica	100	0	“marginalized”
Trinidad & Tobago	81	19	“marginalized”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“marginalized”

…naturalization are larger for more marginalized immigrant groups and when naturalization…
…Masyarakat Marginal (Community Care for Marginalized Society).
…the president can find themselves marginalized with the opposition party prime…
…attention to the participation of marginalized people.
…increases in violent actions against marginalized groups that were held responsible…
…freedom is no longer a 'marginalized' issue in the 'world of…
…of shared self-discovery of historically marginalized groups like African Americans and…
…against women and other historically marginalized groups: "... this network of…
…morning news timeslots, had been marginalized as those shows began to…
…the Ogaden is largely a marginalized region as rebels have battled…

“marginalised”

…rural areas are often more marginalised, because of their lower level…
…whole of Maharashtra are still marginalised and hence, Educationally, Socially, Economically…
…a common citizenship for all marginalised citizens regardless of identity, which…
…insight into the lives of marginalised communities and break down stereotypes…
…people have complained about being marginalised, while they also have a…
…six nominated members to represent marginalised groups (persons with disabilities, and…
…Jenks' role has subsequently been marginalised.
…focused on girl children from marginalised communities in classes 6 to
…days the acting profession was marginalised and, by the height of…
Daniel Leuenberger too finds himself marginalised and pushed to the edge.

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