“Specialized” or “Specialised”

Language

Specialized and specialised are both English terms.

Usage

Specialized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while specialised 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
specialized	100	75	59	99	99	67	100	75	78	85	81	100
specialised	0	25	41	1	1	33	0	25	22	15	19	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (75 to 25).
• In India, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (59 to 41).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (99 to 1).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (67 to 33).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (75 to 25).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (78 to 22).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (85 to 15).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (81 to 19).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "specialized" over "specialised" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use specialized or specialised with sample sentences.

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