“Mesmerized” or “Mesmerised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	mesmerized	mesmerised	Preference
United States	96	4	“mesmerized”
United Kingdom	45	55	“mesmerised”
India	74	26	“mesmerized”
Philippines	98	2	“mesmerized”
Canada	93	7	“mesmerized”
Australia	36	64	“mesmerised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	44	56	“mesmerised”
New Zealand	44	56	“mesmerised”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“mesmerized”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“mesmerized”

The writer becomes mesmerized by the poetic phrases written…
…record on and we're just mesmerized by it.
…nearby site and Shiva was mesmerized by the devotion.
"Mesmerized" — 3:19 (Grave)
…generation earlier, the youngster was mesmerized upon reading Pearl Buck’s Good…
The result, Mesmerized by Darkness, was released that…
Mesmerized, which Laughlin wrote and directed…
…role effortlessly leaving the audience mesmerized.
…a theatrical career after becoming mesmerized by a performance of The…
…"music lovers continue to be mesmerized by the talented "Miss Janet",…

“mesmerised”

…the mid-1870s, Tkachev had become mesmerised by the works of Sergey…
…his neighbours, whose children were mesmerised by it.
…to make something I’m often mesmerised or haunted by an idea…
…Emma (Esther Smith), but becomes mesmerised by Charlie (Hannah Britland), the…
…rest of the EU is mesmerised as the UK prepares for…
…along with King Rat are mesmerised by the music playing on…
…Didge/Synth [cover illustration: an Emu mesmerised by an Eye In The…
…of Mrs. Stone after being mesmerised by his performance in Bicho…
…whether the girls could tell 'mesmerised' from 'unmesmerised' water.
Tamil actor Ganesh Venkatraman was "mesmerised" as a child by Siva,…

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