“Materialized” or “Materialised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “materialized” and 1 prefer “materialised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	materialized	materialised	Preference
United States	99	1	“materialized”
United Kingdom	70	30	“materialized”
India	89	11	“materialized”
Philippines	100	0	“materialized”
Canada	100	0	“materialized”
Australia	44	56	“materialised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	100	0	“materialized”
New Zealand	52	48	“materialized”
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.

“materialized”

…be done, the Prussian attack materialized.
Evidence never clearly materialized, but Alexander was held out…
…but such a government never materialized due to conflicts inside the
…so far no move has materialized for the centre-back.
…the images and they had materialized into the ectoplasm.
The film never materialized.
…Super Collider; however, that never materialized.
…complete that the blockade never materialized.
…Jong-il, so the plan never materialized.
By doing so, God materialized himself; and, if God once…

“materialised”

…market but the A380 never materialised as a 747 replacement, with…
…about his future, no move materialised and he eventually joined former…
However, the new ground never materialised and Ilford subsequently merged with…
This series has not yet materialised.
An upturn in form never materialised and as the season wore…
…station at the depot never materialised.
…and no such car ever materialised.
…2006–07 season but no move materialised.
…to Real Madrid had not materialised.
…red kangaroo, a domestic retreat materialised.

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