“Romanticized” or “Romanticised”

Language

Romanticized and romanticised are both English terms.

Usage

Romanticized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while romanticised 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
romanticized	91	32	48	100	92	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
romanticised	9	68	52	0	8	77	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "romanticized" over "romanticised" (91 to 9).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "romanticised" over "romanticized".
• In India, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "romanticised" over "romanticized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "romanticized" over "romanticised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "romanticized" over "romanticised" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "romanticised" over "romanticized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "romanticized" and "romanticised".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "romanticized" and "romanticised".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "romanticized" and "romanticised".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "romanticized" and "romanticised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "romanticized" and "romanticised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "romanticized" and "romanticised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use romanticized or romanticised with sample sentences.

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