“Traumatized” or “Traumatised”

Language

Traumatized and traumatised are both English terms.

Usage

Traumatized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while traumatised 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
traumatized	98	37	58	96	94	32	0	35	40	100	100	100
traumatised	2	63	42	4	6	68	0	65	60	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "traumatized" over "traumatised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "traumatised" over "traumatized".
• In India, there is a preference for "traumatized" over "traumatised" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "traumatized" over "traumatised" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "traumatized" over "traumatised" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "traumatised" over "traumatized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "traumatized" and "traumatised".
• In Ireland, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "traumatised" over "traumatized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "traumatised" over "traumatized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "traumatized" over "traumatised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "traumatized" over "traumatised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "traumatized" over "traumatised" (100 to 0).

Examples

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