Galvanised or galvanized?
galvanised is a verb meaning “simple past and past participle of galvanise”; galvanized is an adjective meaning “Alternative spelling of galvanised (“coated with zinc”)”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) galvanized is about 3.0 times as common as galvanised.
What is the difference between galvanised and galvanized?
| galvanised | galvanized | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, verb | adjective, verb |
| Meaning | UKOf metal, coated with zinc as a form of protection against rust | Alternative spelling of galvanised (“coated with zinc”) |
| Example | galvanised pipes | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words | 1.0 times per million words |
Sources: galvanised and galvanized 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 galvanised and galvanized
galvanised
- 1
UKOf metal, coated with zinc as a form of protection against rust
galvanised pipes
galvanized
- 1
Alternative spelling of galvanised (“coated with zinc”)
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, galvanised or galvanized?
galvanised appears about once in every 3 million words; galvanized 1.0 times per million words.
galvanised about once in every 3 million wordsgalvanized 1.0 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).