“Maximized” or “Maximised”

Language

Maximized and maximised are both English terms.

Usage

Maximized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while maximised 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
maximized	99	41	81	100	97	42	0	0	45	0	0	0
maximised	1	59	19	0	3	58	0	0	55	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "maximized" over "maximised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "maximised" over "maximized".
• In India, there is a preference for "maximized" over "maximised" (81 to 19).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "maximized" over "maximised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "maximized" over "maximised" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "maximised" over "maximized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maximized" and "maximised".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maximized" and "maximised".
• In New Zealand, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "maximised" over "maximized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maximized" and "maximised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maximized" and "maximised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maximized" and "maximised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use maximized or maximised with sample sentences.

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