“Naturalized” or “Naturalised”

Language

Naturalized and naturalised are both English terms.

Usage

Naturalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while naturalised 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
naturalized	100	28	42	99	96	35	100	39	44	100	100	0
naturalised	0	72	58	1	4	65	0	61	56	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "naturalized" over "naturalised" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "naturalised" over "naturalized".
• In India, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "naturalised" over "naturalized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "naturalized" over "naturalised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "naturalized" over "naturalised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "naturalised" over "naturalized".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "naturalized" over "naturalised" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "naturalised" over "naturalized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "naturalised" over "naturalized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "naturalized" over "naturalised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "naturalized" over "naturalised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "naturalized" and "naturalised".

Examples

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