Almanac and almanack are both English terms.
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 |
Below, we provide some examples of when to use almanac or almanack with sample sentences.
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