“Airplanes” or “Aeroplanes”

Language

Airplanes and aeroplanes are both English terms.

Usage

Airplanes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while aeroplanes 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
airplanes	100	68	53	99	99	74	0	80	74	86	100	100
aeroplanes	0	32	47	1	1	26	0	20	26	14	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (68 to 32).
• In India, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (53 to 47).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (99 to 1).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (74 to 26).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "airplanes" and "aeroplanes".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (80 to 20).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (74 to 26).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (86 to 14).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "airplanes" over "aeroplanes" (100 to 0).

Examples

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