“Underutilized” or “Underutilised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “underutilized” and 2 prefer “underutilised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	underutilized	underutilised	Preference
United States	100	0	“underutilized”
United Kingdom	48	52	“underutilised”
India	88	12	“underutilized”
Philippines	100	0	“underutilized”
Canada	100	0	“underutilized”
Australia	33	67	“underutilised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“underutilized”

…attendance zones; closing outdated and underutilized schools; building new schools; and…
…or tallow tree, is an underutilized species of tree legume that…
…very least may be severely underutilized.
…towards Earth, it was vastly underutilized and was given other jobs…
…parking lots in the downtown area.
…to be located in National Harbor.
…how the left positioning was underutilized and thought it could make…
…these road links would remain underutilized.
…other processor didn't end up underutilized.
…show and shows the most potential."

“underutilised”

…the factory in Singapore was under-utilised.
…or converted into residential housing units.
…many feel that it was underutilised by LEGO, as it only…
…Airport Express Line, which is underutilised and faster compared to the…
…use of Tegel, which was underutilised at the time.
…species in domestic cuisine and gastronomy.
…powerful vocal, which is perhaps underutilised."
…is one of Johannesburg´s most underutilised and underdeveloped parks, with a…
…it ceased on 27 October 1996.
…Street is a mixture of underutilised industrial properties and free-standing houses…

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