Pressurized and pressurised are both English terms.
Pressurized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US
) while pressurised 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pressurized | 97 | 18 | 64 | 96 | 93 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
pressurised | 3 | 82 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 75 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Below, we provide some examples of when to use pressurized or pressurised with sample sentences.
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