“Minimized” or “Minimised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “minimized” and 2 prefer “minimised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	minimized	minimised	Preference
United States	99	1	“minimized”
United Kingdom	46	54	“minimised”
India	63	37	“minimized”
Philippines	98	2	“minimized”
Canada	97	3	“minimized”
Australia	39	61	“minimised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	53	47	“minimized”
New Zealand	53	47	“minimized”
Jamaica	100	0	“minimized”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“minimized”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“minimized”

…prices, loss of sales is minimized, as consumers lack alternative choices…
…the weight of fuel and minimized the effect of moving liquid…
Trade with the Song was minimized or cut off before the…
…that these concerns could be minimized.
…and test conditions can be minimized.
…partials, whereas it can be minimized (producing dissonance) by mis-aligning each…
In her autobiography, Caresse minimized Harry's affair with Josephine, eliminating…
…the burden on decision-makers is minimized and the method is practicable.
…and cardiac arrythmia, can be minimized.
…often (but not always) be minimized by maintaining a relatively high…

“minimised”

…that deference had become increasingly minimised.
…in production have also been minimised, through recycled labeling and renewable…
…the mandible and can be minimised by retaining roots.
…was a failure, Clowes' tactics minimised casualties in the withdrawal of…
This saved fuel and minimised annoyance from noise and exhaust
…by-kill from the method be minimised?
…the inefficiencies of fragmentation are minimised and competition is intensified, to…
…that cultural concerns are both minimised and exacerbated; Ethnic prides are…
…passengers and, by doing so, minimised the damage when the bomb…
…secondary vibration (which could be minimised with a balance shaft), and…

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