“Scrutinized” or “Scrutinised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “scrutinized” and 3 prefer “scrutinised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	scrutinized	scrutinised	Preference
United States	98	2	“scrutinized”
United Kingdom	36	64	“scrutinised”
India	67	33	“scrutinized”
Philippines	100	0	“scrutinized”
Canada	100	0	“scrutinized”
Australia	37	63	“scrutinised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	42	58	“scrutinised”
New Zealand	58	42	“scrutinized”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“scrutinized”

…all of his advice is scrutinized closely.
…in the groups are not scrutinized; instead, group means are reported.
…for more than a year scrutinized shootings by the District of…
…and Bartlesville continued to be scrutinized on a national level.
…and a new novice is scrutinized as potentially "too like love."
…intellectual working over of carefully scrutinized observations, and none that is…
…2010, the IRS more closely scrutinized certain organizations applying for tax-exempt…
…their permits are usually heavily scrutinized and restricted to carry while…
…ministers in McGuinty's government were scrutinized for alleged improprieties.
…local daily in Fredericton which scrutinized the work of Bailey and

“scrutinised”

…in which their actions/policies are scrutinised, no such regular check on…
…affecting Tanganyika needed to be scrutinised by the League of Nations…
…second feature-length documentary, "Breaking point", scrutinised the emotional power of work.
…an enormous tank of minutely scrutinised water currently located down a…
…for these clauses to be scrutinised in future on the basis…
…Police, and their work is scrutinised by the Greater Manchester Police…
…until the FA had fully scrutinised the business plan before they…
…a panel of judges who scrutinised their every step.
…work of probation trusts is scrutinised by HMPPS, which reports independently…
…court has, in certain cases, scrutinised the independent report in more

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