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“Almanac” or “Almanack”

Language

Almanac and almanack are both English terms.

Usage

Almanac is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while almanack 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
almanac 99 85 87 99 98 93 0 96 84 100 100 100
almanack 1 15 13 1 2 7 0 4 16 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (85 to 15).
  • In India, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (87 to 13).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (99 to 1).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (98 to 2).
  • In Australia, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (93 to 7).
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "almanac" and "almanack".
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (96 to 4).
  • In New Zealand, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (84 to 16).
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (100 to 0).
  • In Guyana, there is a preference for "almanac" over "almanack" (100 to 0).
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use almanac or almanack with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “almanac”

  • Aaron (editors) The Live Art Almanac, Volume 4.
  • the folk collaborative group, the Almanac Singers.
  • the station, and Poor Will’s Almanac, a podcast by Yellow Springs
  • Ephemeris and (separately) The Nautical Almanac.
  • South, In North Carolina and Almanac for 1902 (1901);
  • Keillor’s NPR program, The Writer's Almanac, and in Ted Kooser’s American
  • editor of the Lutheran World Almanac.
  • The British almanac of the Society for the
  • 2004 Church Almanac, Deseret Morning News, page 72
  • in the 2010 Football Outsiders Almanac.

Examples of “almanack”

  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1975
  • Breverton, Terry - The Welsh Almanack (Wales Books, 2003)
  • 15th-century proverb from Poor Robin's Almanack states that if on Easter
  • 85th edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and the inaugural edition of
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1946
  • publication of Joseph Whitaker's An Almanack for the year.
  • his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002, "like a fiery
  • The Ladies Almanack is also an independent feature
  • (2000) Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia 2000–01
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1985


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license.)


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