“Sterilized” or “Sterilised”

Language

Sterilized and sterilised are both English terms.

Usage

Sterilized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sterilised 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
sterilized	96	24	79	98	92	37	0	33	42	0	100	0
sterilised	4	76	21	2	8	63	0	67	58	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "sterilized" over "sterilised" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "sterilised" over "sterilized".
• In India, there is a preference for "sterilized" over "sterilised" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "sterilized" over "sterilised" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "sterilized" over "sterilised" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "sterilised" over "sterilized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sterilized" and "sterilised".
• In Ireland, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "sterilised" over "sterilized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "sterilised" over "sterilized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sterilized" and "sterilised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "sterilized" over "sterilised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sterilized" and "sterilised".

Examples

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