“Militarized” or “Militarised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “militarized” and 2 prefer “militarised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	militarized	militarised	Preference
United States	98	2	“militarized”
United Kingdom	46	54	“militarised”
India	55	45	“militarized”
Philippines	100	0	“militarized”
Canada	100	0	“militarized”
Australia	42	58	“militarised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“militarized”

…"agents"—bio-engineered enforcers augmented by a militarized version of the chip who…
…Radar Designation, Acquisition, and Programmer(a militarized version of the commercial RCA…
…having no access to the militarized property.
…on West Florissant when a militarized police force was encroaching on…
…drafted soldiers, where they get "militarized" (receive uniforms, basic gear, etc.)
…Turks had become a major militarized force employed by the Chinese.
…January onwards, operations became increasingly militarized.
…2016 and all personnel become militarized and absorbed by the Comando…
…one of the three most militarized zones in the world (along…
…cooperation into a crisis or militarized confrontation which threatens armed conflict…

“militarised”

…viewed as a disciplined and militarised group with a leader of…
…Octavian (Iain Glen) and his militarised clerics, the Doctor, Amy and…
…from the aristocracy downwards was militarised and whose economy was based…
The Mane invasions militarised Sierra Leone.
…urban elites and a rural militarised Vascon power base enabled a…
…company decided to construct a militarised second prototype.
The residents were bound by militarised rules and regulations.
Royal Security Command – Militarised royal guards under the Monarchy…
…Transylvania, the settlement was completely militarised and integrated into the Second…
…8V199 TE20 engine is a militarised further development of the Mercedes-Benz…

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