“Patronized” or “Patronised”

Language

Patronized and patronised are both English terms.

Usage

Patronized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while patronised 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
patronized	97	21	40	100	91	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
patronised	3	79	60	0	9	77	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "patronized" over "patronised" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "patronised" over "patronized".
• In India, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "patronised" over "patronized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "patronized" over "patronised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "patronized" over "patronised" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "patronised" over "patronized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronized" and "patronised".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "patronised" over "patronized".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronized" and "patronised".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronized" and "patronised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronized" and "patronised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronized" and "patronised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use patronized or patronised with sample sentences.

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