“Stigmatized” or “Stigmatised”

Language

Stigmatized and stigmatised are both English terms.

Usage

Stigmatized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while stigmatised 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
stigmatized	99	35	75	100	95	39	0	0	54	0	0	0
stigmatised	1	65	25	0	5	61	0	100	46	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "stigmatized" over "stigmatised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "stigmatised" over "stigmatized".
• In India, there is a preference for "stigmatized" over "stigmatised" (75 to 25).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "stigmatized" over "stigmatised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "stigmatized" over "stigmatised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "stigmatised" over "stigmatized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stigmatized" and "stigmatised".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "stigmatised" over "stigmatized".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "stigmatized" over "stigmatised" (54 to 46).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stigmatized" and "stigmatised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stigmatized" and "stigmatised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "stigmatized" and "stigmatised".

Examples

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