“Modernized” or “Modernised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	modernized	modernised	Preference
United States	98	2	“modernized”
United Kingdom	15	85	“modernised”
India	57	43	“modernized”
Philippines	100	0	“modernized”
Canada	94	6	“modernized”
Australia	27	73	“modernised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“modernised”
New Zealand	0	100	“modernised”
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.

“modernized”

Slovenia modernized 30 T-55 tanks in the…
…developed new arterial highways and modernized existing roads, providing a considerable…
…lush gardens and has been modernized with new facilities such as…
…for a greatly expanded and modernized navy.
…to Texas Monthly, Selena's brother modernized her music into a more…
…by Oliver Kowalke, is a modernized portable coroutine library since boost…
…has been extensively remodeled and modernized since 2000 and offers superior…
Official presentation of modernized folk dances of minority groups…
…family physician Madan Kataria who modernized its practice in 1995 by…
…storefronts, all of which have modernized facades of polished granite.

“modernised”

The castle was internally modernised under the hand of the…
…while older ones were either modernised or disarmed.
…in 2008, the mosque was modernised and rebuilt.
…political and administrative systems were modernised, the metric system introduced, and…
…the most risible chunks of modernised Shakespeare in screen history."
Monck House was "modernised" in the late 18th century…
…extensions were added; older plants modernised to supply higher quality and…
…steadily lost support, as society modernised and the traditional values at…
…aircraft are due to be modernised before 2010, to the Il-76MD-90
…the B-4 and Br-2) was modernised with a new wheeled carriage…

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