“Solemnized” or “Solemnised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “solemnized” and 2 prefer “solemnised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	solemnized	solemnised	Preference
United States	89	11	“solemnized”
United Kingdom	34	66	“solemnised”
India	65	35	“solemnized”
Philippines	100	0	“solemnized”
Canada	93	7	“solemnized”
Australia	32	68	“solemnised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“solemnized”

The hazzan therefore solemnized marriages and otherwise represented the…
…Augusta Murray, their marriage (purportedly solemnized at St George's Hanover Square…
…Saints in Salisbury, and was solemnized by Bishop William Carter of…
…justice of the peace, and solemnized many marriages".
…marriage is intended to be solemnized between said Samuel Rolle and…
The betrothal was solemnized in Leiria on 24 November…
…and a complicated arch form solemnized the house.
…and Beatrice of Bourbon was solemnized in the Château de Vincennes…
…when and where it was solemnized (place of celebration).
The feast was first solemnized as a Holy Day of…

“solemnised”

…as such relationships are not solemnised by marriage), which means it…
…whose day his conversion was solemnised.
…marriages that have not been solemnised and so would therefore create…
…a flag hoisting ceremony was solemnised and the consecration of the…
…born before their marriage was solemnised.
…on 1 May 1862—an event solemnised by the performance of Anton…
…exist when the marriage is solemnised it will make the marriage
…bestowed benefices;" and he had "solemnised the mariage betwixt the queene…
…the time the marriage was solemnised and continue to exist at…
…before the marriage could be solemnised.

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