“Practiced” or “Practised”

Language

Practiced and practised are both English terms.

Usage

Practiced is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while practised 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
practiced	98	59	57	99	83	65	94	58	63	73	80	100
practised	2	41	43	1	17	35	6	42	37	27	20	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (59 to 41).
• In India, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (83 to 17).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (65 to 35).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (94 to 6).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (58 to 42).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (63 to 37).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (73 to 27).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (80 to 20).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "practiced" over "practised" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use practiced or practised with sample sentences.

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