“Utilized” or “Utilised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “utilized” and 4 prefer “utilised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	utilized	utilised	Preference
United States	99	1	“utilized”
United Kingdom	28	72	“utilised”
India	52	48	“utilized”
Philippines	99	1	“utilized”
Canada	94	6	“utilized”
Australia	25	75	“utilised”
Liberia	100	0	“utilized”
Ireland	39	61	“utilised”
New Zealand	33	67	“utilised”
Jamaica	100	0	“utilized”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“utilized”
Guyana	100	0	“utilized”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“utilized”

This procedure has been utilized to examine some of the…
…hot-tube ignitors that had been utilized earlier on hot tube engines.
…documents ways in which technologies utilized by the civilian public were…
…carbon steel, and are often utilized to weld stainless steel workpieces…
…the 1920s but was not utilized until World War II.
…the CFL Smith was primarily utilized as a rotational player on…
…1990s forward genetics methods were utilized to better understand Drosophila genes…
…where WWTO-DT1's signal must be utilized (WWTO does not hold must-carry…
He utilized several methodologies, including Potassium-Argon, Rubidium-Strontium,…
…sound that way, for he utilized carefully calculated and complex rhythms.

“utilised”

…airline industry payment platform is utilised by AirPlus and accepted by…
…of this point is now utilised by the Midland Metro.
…unit trains, which can be utilised on both the third rail…
…Phaethon and the Arion were utilised in the assault and commenced…
…well as terms which are utilised somewhat differently in Pakistan.. For…
…forward is likely to be utilised on the flank" and "George…
…playing association football would have utilised the same pitch as the…
and utilised this ford, skirted the forest…
Passenger trains utilised electric multiple units (EMUs) from…
The tactics utilised by ISAF and the Afghan…

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