“Optimized” or “Optimised”

Language

Optimized and optimised are both English terms.

Usage

Optimized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while optimised 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
optimized	98	49	78	96	95	48	0	60	55	100	100	0
optimised	2	51	22	4	5	52	0	40	45	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "optimised" over "optimized".
• In India, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (78 to 22).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "optimised" over "optimized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "optimized" and "optimised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (60 to 40).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (55 to 45).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "optimized" over "optimised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "optimized" and "optimised".

Examples

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