“Memorized” or “Memorised”

Language

Memorized and memorised are both English terms.

Usage

Memorized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while memorised 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
memorized	98	39	71	100	100	42	0	0	0	0	100	0
memorised	2	61	29	0	0	58	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "memorized" over "memorised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "memorised" over "memorized".
• In India, there is a preference for "memorized" over "memorised" (71 to 29).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "memorized" over "memorised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "memorized" over "memorised" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "memorised" over "memorized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorized" and "memorised".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorized" and "memorised".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorized" and "memorised".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorized" and "memorised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "memorized" over "memorised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorized" and "memorised".

Examples

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