“Vandalized” or “Vandalised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “vandalized” and 5 prefer “vandalised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	vandalized	vandalised	Preference
United States	96	4	“vandalized”
United Kingdom	19	81	“vandalised”
India	22	78	“vandalised”
Philippines	93	7	“vandalized”
Canada	85	15	“vandalized”
Australia	24	76	“vandalised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	22	78	“vandalised”
New Zealand	29	71	“vandalised”
Jamaica	100	0	“vandalized”
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.

“vandalized”

…Bonsergent were torn down or vandalized, despite the warnings from General…
Bart's statue was vandalized and later destroyed by Superman-Prime,…
…July 2018, the park was vandalized and had to be shut…
Her place was vandalized numerous times.
…24, 2011, the monument was vandalized with paint and antisemitic slogans.
The first version was vandalized and was soon replaced.
The cars were heavily vandalized on January 14, 2014, but…
…of the cemetery are either vandalized, or demolished for the construction…
…in which a building is vandalized to have a smiley on…
Vandalized during the Revolution of 1905,…

“vandalised”

Some of the stelae were vandalised during the display.
…1990s, it became vacant, was vandalised, and became derelict.
…and bereaved mother Meirav Hajaj vandalised the entrance of office of…
…because the grave was severely vandalised in 2009.
…early 1990s, having been severely vandalised and stripped out.
…unveiled, the Australian monument was vandalised.
…the lease it was a vandalised ruin, and over many years…
…Jewish homes were raided and vandalised.
…that Bramall may have been vandalised by a man named Randle…
…in recent years has been vandalised and misused.

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