“Unrecognized” or “Unrecognised”

Language

Unrecognized and unrecognised are both English terms.

Usage

Unrecognized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while unrecognised 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
unrecognized	98	47	76	100	95	59	0	63	71	0	0	0
unrecognised	2	53	24	0	5	41	0	37	29	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "unrecognized" over "unrecognised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "unrecognised" over "unrecognized".
• In India, there is a preference for "unrecognized" over "unrecognised" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "unrecognized" over "unrecognised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "unrecognized" over "unrecognised" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "unrecognized" over "unrecognised" (59 to 41).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unrecognized" and "unrecognised".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "unrecognized" over "unrecognised" (63 to 37).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "unrecognized" over "unrecognised" (71 to 29).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unrecognized" and "unrecognised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unrecognized" and "unrecognised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unrecognized" and "unrecognised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use unrecognized or unrecognised with sample sentences.

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