“Mechanized” or “Mechanised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “mechanized” and 5 prefer “mechanised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	mechanized	mechanised	Preference
United States	96	4	“mechanized”
United Kingdom	35	65	“mechanised”
India	45	55	“mechanised”
Philippines	95	5	“mechanized”
Canada	91	9	“mechanized”
Australia	44	56	“mechanised”
Liberia	100	0	“mechanized”
Ireland	0	100	“mechanised”
New Zealand	42	58	“mechanised”
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.

“mechanized”

…Tank Division – with 4th Mechanized Corps in Jun 1941.
…with the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized).
…army is a mixture of Mechanized infantry and Armoured cavalry with…
…still exist, they are largely mechanized, and the need for a…
The Special Mechanized Army () was a mechanized…
…had an armoured and a mechanized battalion, as well as the…
…Regiment in Cyprus with a Mechanized Infantry vehicle force.
…Pacific War, the division was mechanized (along with the IJA 5th…
The 16th Mechanized Infantry Division "Didymoteicho" () is…
…118th Combined Arms 8x8 Light Mechanized Infantry Brigade will likely to…

“mechanised”

…2nd Guards Tank Corps, 5th Mechanised Corps, 6th Guards Cavalry Corps.
Corps — Rifle, Cavalry, Artillery, Mechanised, Tank, Aviation and Aviation of…
…ramponkars had several complaints against mechanised fishing.
…as society has become more mechanised.
…transformed into the 4th battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment.
…as opposed to the conventional mechanised method of mining.
In August 1938, the four mechanised corps were converted into tank
…Army, briefly to become 9th Mechanised Army, was also part of…
…battle groups, armoured squadrons and mechanised infantry, transported in Ratels, would…
…heaviest rains ceased, South African mechanised battle groups launched retaliatory raids…

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