“Plagiarized” or “Plagiarised”

Language

Plagiarized and plagiarised are both English terms.

Usage

Plagiarized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while plagiarised 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
plagiarized	95	46	64	96	87	42	0	50	42	0	100	0
plagiarised	5	54	36	4	13	58	0	50	58	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "plagiarized" over "plagiarised" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "plagiarised" over "plagiarized".
• In India, there is a preference for "plagiarized" over "plagiarised" (64 to 36).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "plagiarized" over "plagiarised" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "plagiarized" over "plagiarised" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "plagiarised" over "plagiarized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plagiarized" and "plagiarised".
• In Ireland, there is no clear preference between "plagiarized" and "plagiarised", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In New Zealand, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "plagiarised" over "plagiarized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plagiarized" and "plagiarised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "plagiarized" over "plagiarised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plagiarized" and "plagiarised".

Examples

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