Energised or energized?
energised is an adjective meaning “Alternative spelling of energized”; energized is an adjective meaning “Electrically charged; live”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) energized is about 4.7 times as common as energised.
What is the difference between energised and energized?
| energised | energized | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, verb | adjective, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of energized | Electrically charged; live Full of energy, vitality, or enthusiasm |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words | 1.1 times per million words |
Sources: energised and energized in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of energised and energized
energised
- 1
Alternative spelling of energized
energized
- 1
Electrically charged; live
- 2
Full of energy, vitality, or enthusiasm
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, energised or energized?
energised appears about once in every 4 million words; energized 1.1 times per million words.
energised about once in every 4 million wordsenergized 1.1 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).