“Ostracized” or “Ostracised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 9 prefer “ostracized” and 2 prefer “ostracised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	ostracized	ostracised	Preference
United States	96	4	“ostracized”
United Kingdom	58	42	“ostracized”
India	70	30	“ostracized”
Philippines	94	6	“ostracized”
Canada	94	6	“ostracized”
Australia	42	58	“ostracised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	54	46	“ostracized”
New Zealand	49	51	“ostracised”
Jamaica	84	16	“ostracized”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“ostracized”
Guyana	100	0	“ostracized”

Usage

Examples in context

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

“ostracized”

…she gets pregnant she is ostracized by the already hostile community…
…Wong, a Chinese businessman socially ostracized for refusing to denounce his…
Ostracized by her peers, Jaki was…
…largely marginalized as "cultish" and ostracized from the larger society, including…
…like a human and was ostracized.
As a result she was ostracized as the "Lost Queen", practically…
…mental hospital and is otherwise ostracized.
A person that was ostracized from the active matrix of…
…but they are almost universally ostracized, and that the lady is…
…he was young, Kantarou was ostracized for his ability to see…

“ostracised”

…and attempted to keep him ostracised.
…she was also finding herself ostracised by elements within the country's…
…featured people who can feel ostracised from society, including a same-sex…
She was ostracised by the women and had…
…that the polygamous leader has ostracised the youngest of his three…
…and Archbishop Stratford was politically ostracised.
…Bushmans River Pass, he was ostracised from local society.
The pair were ostracised and programmed to feel endless…
The Burakumin are regarded as "ostracised".
Salisbury was accused of plagiarism, ostracised from botanical circles, and his…

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