“Sanitized” or “Sanitised”

Language

Sanitized and sanitised are both English terms.

Usage

Sanitized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sanitised 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
sanitized	99	44	77	99	97	44	0	53	43	100	100	0
sanitised	1	56	23	1	3	56	0	47	57	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "sanitized" over "sanitised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "sanitised" over "sanitized".
• In India, there is a preference for "sanitized" over "sanitised" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "sanitized" over "sanitised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "sanitized" over "sanitised" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "sanitised" over "sanitized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sanitized" and "sanitised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "sanitized" over "sanitised" (53 to 47).
• In New Zealand, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "sanitised" over "sanitized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "sanitized" over "sanitised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "sanitized" over "sanitised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sanitized" and "sanitised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use sanitized or sanitised with sample sentences.

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