“Amphitheater” or “Amphitheatre”

Language

Amphitheater and amphitheatre are both English terms.

Usage

Amphitheater is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while amphitheatre 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
amphitheater	68	18	25	78	23	14	0	22	21	0	0	0
amphitheatre	32	82	75	22	77	86	0	78	79	100	100	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "amphitheater" over "amphitheatre" (68 to 32).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In India, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "amphitheater" over "amphitheatre" (78 to 22).
• In Canada, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In Australia, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "amphitheater" and "amphitheatre".
• In Ireland, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In New Zealand, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In Jamaica, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "amphitheatre" over "amphitheater".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "amphitheater" and "amphitheatre".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use amphitheater or amphitheatre with sample sentences.

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