“Polarized” or “Polarised”

Language

Polarized and polarised are both English terms.

Usage

Polarized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while polarised 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
polarized	99	52	68	97	97	46	0	56	54	100	100	100
polarised	1	48	32	3	3	54	0	44	46	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (52 to 48).
• In India, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (68 to 32).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "polarised" over "polarized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "polarized" and "polarised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (54 to 46).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "polarized" over "polarised" (100 to 0).

Examples

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