“Synthesized” or “Synthesised”

Language

Synthesized and synthesised are both English terms.

Usage

Synthesized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while synthesised 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
synthesized	99	45	69	99	96	47	0	56	50	100	100	0
synthesised	1	55	31	1	4	53	0	44	50	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "synthesized" over "synthesised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "synthesised" over "synthesized".
• In India, there is a preference for "synthesized" over "synthesised" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "synthesized" over "synthesised" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "synthesized" over "synthesised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "synthesised" over "synthesized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synthesized" and "synthesised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "synthesized" over "synthesised" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is no clear preference between "synthesized" and "synthesised", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "synthesized" over "synthesised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "synthesized" over "synthesised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synthesized" and "synthesised".

Examples

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