“Metabolized” or “Metabolised”

Language

Metabolized and metabolised are both English terms.

Usage

Metabolized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while metabolised 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
metabolized	98	39	64	96	95	32	0	41	35	0	0	0
metabolised	2	61	36	4	5	68	0	59	65	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "metabolized" over "metabolised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "metabolised" over "metabolized".
• In India, there is a preference for "metabolized" over "metabolised" (64 to 36).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "metabolized" over "metabolised" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "metabolized" over "metabolised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "metabolised" over "metabolized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "metabolized" and "metabolised".
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "metabolised" over "metabolized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "metabolised" over "metabolized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "metabolized" and "metabolised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "metabolized" and "metabolised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "metabolized" and "metabolised".

Examples

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