“Randomized” or “Randomised”

Language

Randomized and randomised are both English terms.

Usage

Randomized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while randomised 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
randomized	97	38	72	96	91	41	0	49	41	0	100	0
randomised	3	62	28	4	9	59	0	51	59	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "randomized" over "randomised" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "randomised" over "randomized".
• In India, there is a preference for "randomized" over "randomised" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "randomized" over "randomised" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "randomized" over "randomised" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "randomised" over "randomized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "randomized" and "randomised".
• In Ireland, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "randomised" over "randomized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "randomised" over "randomized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "randomized" and "randomised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "randomized" over "randomised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "randomized" and "randomised".

Examples

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