“Popularized” or “Popularised”

Language

Popularized and popularised are both English terms.

Usage

Popularized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while popularised 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
popularized	98	26	50	99	100	34	0	0	0	0	0	0
popularised	2	74	50	1	0	66	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "popularized" over "popularised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "popularised" over "popularized".
• In India, there is no clear preference between "popularized" and "popularised", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "popularized" over "popularised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "popularized" over "popularised" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "popularised" over "popularized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularized" and "popularised".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "popularised" over "popularized".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularized" and "popularised".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularized" and "popularised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularized" and "popularised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularized" and "popularised".

Examples

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