“Oxidized” or “Oxidised”

Language

Oxidized and oxidised are both English terms.

Usage

Oxidized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while oxidised 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
oxidized	97	28	30	96	92	34	0	41	40	100	100	0
oxidised	3	72	70	4	8	66	0	59	60	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "oxidized" over "oxidised" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "oxidised" over "oxidized".
• In India, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "oxidised" over "oxidized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "oxidized" over "oxidised" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "oxidized" over "oxidised" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "oxidised" over "oxidized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "oxidized" and "oxidised".
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "oxidised" over "oxidized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "oxidised" over "oxidized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "oxidized" over "oxidised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "oxidized" over "oxidised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "oxidized" and "oxidised".

Examples

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