“Monopolized” or “Monopolised”

Language

Monopolized and monopolised are both English terms.

Usage

Monopolized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while monopolised 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
monopolized	98	23	42	100	100	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
monopolised	2	77	58	0	0	70	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "monopolized" over "monopolised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "monopolised" over "monopolized".
• In India, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "monopolised" over "monopolized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "monopolized" over "monopolised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "monopolized" over "monopolised" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "monopolised" over "monopolized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolized" and "monopolised".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolized" and "monopolised".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolized" and "monopolised".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolized" and "monopolised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolized" and "monopolised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolized" and "monopolised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use monopolized or monopolised with sample sentences.

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