“Summarized” or “Summarised”

Language

Summarized and summarised are both English terms.

Usage

Summarized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while summarised 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
summarized	99	18	52	98	94	20	0	26	22	0	100	0
summarised	1	82	48	2	6	80	0	74	78	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "summarized" over "summarised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "summarised" over "summarized".
• In India, there is a preference for "summarized" over "summarised" (52 to 48).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "summarized" over "summarised" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "summarized" over "summarised" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "summarised" over "summarized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "summarized" and "summarised".
• In Ireland, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "summarised" over "summarized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "summarised" over "summarized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "summarized" and "summarised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "summarized" over "summarised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "summarized" and "summarised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use summarized or summarised with sample sentences.

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