“Maximized” or “Maximised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “maximized” and 3 prefer “maximised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	maximized	maximised	Preference
United States	99	1	“maximized”
United Kingdom	41	59	“maximised”
India	81	19	“maximized”
Philippines	100	0	“maximized”
Canada	97	3	“maximized”
Australia	42	58	“maximised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	45	55	“maximised”
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.

“maximized”

…tooling setup could be ideally maximized (and reduced to negligible constants),…
…which the net utility is maximized.
…that the link throughput is maximized at the receiver output.
…between two notes can be maximized (producing consonance) by maximizing the…
…it; therefore their utility is maximized.
…in the social objective being maximized."
…occupy the full screen in maximized status.
…maximum of 400 LP (From maximized In-game brothers) instead of the…
…set of biological preferences that maximized evolutionary fitness in the ancestral…
…the negative (falsy) input is maximized.

“maximised”

…its capacities have been thoroughly maximised.
…designs excluded trailing wheels, which maximised adhesion on the South Devon
…complete range of configurations from maximised troop transport to complex customisation…
…of action is accelerated and maximised when taurolidine is pre-warmed to
…of running via Schleswig and maximised the use of the Neumünster–Flensburg
…and flexibility of spaces is maximised and achieved by the arrangement…
…breeding opportunities for wildlife are maximised.
This exercise was maximised during the General Elections 2014,…
…and airbox has also been maximised.
…the thermo acoustic instability is maximised.

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