“Prioritized” or “Prioritised”

Language

Prioritized and prioritised are both English terms.

Usage

Prioritized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while prioritised 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
prioritized	98	18	72	100	93	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
prioritised	2	82	28	0	7	76	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "prioritized" over "prioritised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "prioritised" over "prioritized".
• In India, there is a preference for "prioritized" over "prioritised" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "prioritized" over "prioritised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "prioritized" over "prioritised" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "prioritised" over "prioritized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritized" and "prioritised".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "prioritised" over "prioritized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "prioritised" over "prioritized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritized" and "prioritised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritized" and "prioritised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritized" and "prioritised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use prioritized or prioritised with sample sentences.

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