“Vandalized” or “Vandalised”

Language

Vandalized and vandalised are both English terms.

Usage

Vandalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while vandalised 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
vandalized	96	19	22	93	85	24	0	22	29	100	0	0
vandalised	4	81	78	7	15	76	0	78	71	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "vandalized" over "vandalised" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "vandalised" over "vandalized".
• In India, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "vandalised" over "vandalized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "vandalized" over "vandalised" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "vandalized" over "vandalised" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "vandalised" over "vandalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vandalized" and "vandalised".
• In Ireland, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "vandalised" over "vandalized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "vandalised" over "vandalized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "vandalized" over "vandalised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vandalized" and "vandalised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vandalized" and "vandalised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use vandalized or vandalised with sample sentences.

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