“Personalized” or “Personalised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “personalized” and 4 prefer “personalised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	personalized	personalised	Preference
United States	95	5	“personalized”
United Kingdom	6	94	“personalised”
India	51	49	“personalized”
Philippines	89	11	“personalized”
Canada	90	10	“personalized”
Australia	9	91	“personalised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	10	90	“personalised”
New Zealand	13	87	“personalised”
Jamaica	72	28	“personalized”
Trinidad & Tobago	66	34	“personalized”
Guyana	65	35	“personalized”

Usage

Examples in context

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“personalized”

Personalized workspaces – to gather all…
…advertisements in Seventeen magazine for personalized purses and belts.
…a digital reservation system, and personalized experiences—such as summoning characters for…
Personalized health coaching by phone
Dr. Comite's focus is on personalized treatment paths based on customized…
…dubbed "Summit Learning," is a personalized, project-based learning (PBL) curriculum that…
…or save it as a personalized mini-film.. Globally, 1.5 billion elves…
…Santana and raps about his personalized brand of sparkling white wine.
…it pertains to municipal elections (personalized proportional representation), the percentages given…
…and Worklife, Pricing Decision Support, Personalized Health Communications, Chronic Care Management,…

“personalised”

…risk may be taken up, personalised and translated into personal safety
…article Pharmacogenomics: The Promise of Personalised Medicine, “therapy with the right…
Home screens can be personalised with home screen widgets and…
In July 2011, personalised card company Moonpig was acquired,…
…restructured to accommodate the changes personalised medicine will bring to healthcare.
…an artist was a highly personalised, naturalistic style, intimate and affective…
…created and officially registered a personalised brand name of 'Force Multipliers',…
…adequate information required to develop personalised antimicrobial treatments, in order to…
…maximise player lifetime value and personalised bonusing systems.
…renamed it to the more personalised Laudervale, carrying out in the…

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