“Polarized” or “Polarised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 10 prefer “polarized” and 1 prefer “polarised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	polarized	polarised	Preference
United States	99	1	“polarized”
United Kingdom	52	48	“polarized”
India	68	32	“polarized”
Philippines	97	3	“polarized”
Canada	97	3	“polarized”
Australia	46	54	“polarised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	56	44	“polarized”
New Zealand	54	46	“polarized”
Jamaica	100	0	“polarized”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“polarized”
Guyana	100	0	“polarized”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“polarized”

Upon its release, the film polarized critics.
…state of polarization of the polarized component.
The dispute has polarized the alumni community of the…
Reviews from critics were polarized, but Åkerman received praise.
A highly polarized flux and a flat spectral…
…to it for a linearly polarized wave.
…in North American theaters and polarized critics; some praised its thematic…
…and weak positive Birefringence on polarized light microscopy, and this method…
Magnetic circular dichroism, with polarized light
…so-called depolarizer acts on a polarized beam to create one which…

“polarised”

…immigration, its population is highly polarised on the issue.
HERA's longitudinally polarised electron beam was used for…
Performances have polarised critics.
…particularly by supporting colonisation that polarised the crown's interest groups in…
…response to the skyscraper is polarised and interpretations vary.
The instrument transmitted right polarised radiation with a frequency of…
…that uses a beam of polarised neutrons to study the movement…
…thermoelectricity, bioelectricity, light, optics, and polarised light.
…the trophectoderm is composed of polarised cells with highly specialised adhesion…
this was sharply polarised by party, with 77% of…

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