“Publicized” or “Publicised”

Language

Publicized and publicised are both English terms.

Usage

Publicized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while publicised 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
publicized	92	19	55	100	86	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
publicised	8	81	45	0	14	82	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "publicized" over "publicised" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "publicised" over "publicized".
• In India, there is a preference for "publicized" over "publicised" (55 to 45).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "publicized" over "publicised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "publicized" over "publicised" (86 to 14).
• In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "publicised" over "publicized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicized" and "publicised".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "publicised" over "publicized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "publicised" over "publicized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicized" and "publicised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicized" and "publicised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicized" and "publicised".

Examples

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