“Stigmatized” or “Stigmatised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	stigmatized	stigmatised	Preference
United States	99	1	“stigmatized”
United Kingdom	35	65	“stigmatised”
India	75	25	“stigmatized”
Philippines	100	0	“stigmatized”
Canada	95	5	“stigmatized”
Australia	39	61	“stigmatised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“stigmatised”
New Zealand	54	46	“stigmatized”
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.

“stigmatized”

Male-on-male rape has been heavily stigmatized.
…and health care to such stigmatized people can be difficult due…
…both due to having a stigmatized mother and frequently an unknown
In Oi Stigmatismenoi ("The Stigmatized"), which starred Giorgos Foundas and…
…that are discriminated against or stigmatized.
…and consulting firm that evaluates stigmatized properties and served as its…
…"although the homeless are clearly stigmatized, there is little evidence to…
…lies in the illegal and stigmatized nature of sex work.
…considered nonstandard and may be stigmatized.
He is stigmatized for having helped a married…

“stigmatised”

AAVE is commonly stigmatised in North America as a…
…prevalent Catholicism among Poles was stigmatised.
…long done, should not be stigmatised with the pejorative term of
…psychic and she has been stigmatised.
…speeches, despite it being a stigmatised dialect.
…it was long a socially stigmatised variety.
…addresses and pamphlets Lucas was stigmatised as a needy adventurer, a…
Services catering to certain stigmatised groups (for example, injection drug…
Such stigmatised women may also commit suicide.
…class dialect features were increasingly stigmatised, leading to the quick spread…

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