“Motorized” or “Motorised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “motorized” and 4 prefer “motorised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	motorized	motorised	Preference
United States	99	1	“motorized”
United Kingdom	22	78	“motorised”
India	59	41	“motorized”
Philippines	94	6	“motorized”
Canada	95	5	“motorized”
Australia	24	76	“motorised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	23	77	“motorised”
New Zealand	29	71	“motorised”
Jamaica	100	0	“motorized”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“motorized”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“motorized”

…of commander of the 303rd Motorized Brigade.
Motorized submachine battalion;
…speed focusing and interface to motorized, or robotic, focusing.
It is passable by most motorized vehicles and is closed only…
…process Rommel disperses 3rd Indian Motorized Brigade, some six hundred of…
…such as 119th and 191st Motorized Infantry Brigades with their older…
…XIV and XLVIII Army Corps (motorized) with five panzer divisions and…
…a pulling cutter – nowadays motorized).
…guns are mounted on a motorized wheeled or tracked chassis (because…
…use of horses rather than motorized transportation.

“motorised”

…African Infantry Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South…
105th Motorised Division Rovigo
…of the 29th and 13th Motorised Infantry Divisions and some independent
…der Panzertruppe Georg-Hans Reinhardt's XXXXI Motorised Corps of the German 12th…
Units from the Pasubio motorised division attacked the neighboring city…
The D-39 was a motorised version of the D-38 sailplane,…
In addition to motorised transport, Formby is served by…
…division's constituent brigades, 7 SA Motorised Brigade, did take part in…
102nd Motorised Division Trento ( Francesco Scotti)
…radar, a complex system of motorised gears and cams constantly shifted…

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