“Uncivilized” or “Uncivilised”

Language

Uncivilized and uncivilised are both English terms.

Usage

Uncivilized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while uncivilised 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
uncivilized	98	25	79	100	94	37	0	30	45	100	0	0
uncivilised	2	75	21	0	6	63	0	70	55	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "uncivilized" over "uncivilised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "uncivilised" over "uncivilized".
• In India, there is a preference for "uncivilized" over "uncivilised" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "uncivilized" over "uncivilised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "uncivilized" over "uncivilised" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "uncivilised" over "uncivilized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "uncivilized" and "uncivilised".
• In Ireland, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "uncivilised" over "uncivilized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "uncivilised" over "uncivilized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "uncivilized" over "uncivilised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "uncivilized" and "uncivilised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "uncivilized" and "uncivilised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use uncivilized or uncivilised with sample sentences.

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