“Penalized” or “Penalised”

Language

Penalized and penalised are both English terms.

Usage

Penalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while penalised 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
penalized	99	21	57	100	94	22	0	30	31	100	100	0
penalised	1	79	43	0	6	78	0	70	69	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "penalized" over "penalised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "penalised" over "penalized".
• In India, there is a preference for "penalized" over "penalised" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "penalized" over "penalised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "penalized" over "penalised" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "penalised" over "penalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "penalized" and "penalised".
• In Ireland, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "penalised" over "penalized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "penalised" over "penalized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "penalized" over "penalised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "penalized" over "penalised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "penalized" and "penalised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use penalized or penalised with sample sentences.

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