“Motorized” or “Motorised”

Language

Motorized and motorised are both English terms.

Usage

Motorized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while motorised 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
motorized	99	22	59	94	95	24	0	23	29	100	100	0
motorised	1	78	41	6	5	76	0	77	71	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "motorized" over "motorised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "motorised" over "motorized".
• In India, there is a preference for "motorized" over "motorised" (59 to 41).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "motorized" over "motorised" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "motorized" over "motorised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "motorised" over "motorized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "motorized" and "motorised".
• In Ireland, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "motorised" over "motorized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "motorised" over "motorized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "motorized" over "motorised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "motorized" over "motorised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "motorized" and "motorised".

Examples

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