“Amphitheater” or “Amphitheatre”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “amphitheater” and 8 prefer “amphitheatre”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	amphitheater	amphitheatre	Preference
United States	68	32	“amphitheater”
United Kingdom	18	82	“amphitheatre”
India	25	75	“amphitheatre”
Philippines	78	22	“amphitheater”
Canada	23	77	“amphitheatre”
Australia	14	86	“amphitheatre”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	22	78	“amphitheatre”
New Zealand	21	79	“amphitheatre”
Jamaica	0	100	“amphitheatre”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	100	“amphitheatre”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“amphitheater”

…of Xfinity Theatre, an outdoor/indoor amphitheater.
…performed at the Xfinity Center amphitheater (formerly known as Great Woods)…
Recently, the amphitheater has incorporated new musicals into…
…for a new, $12 million amphitheater.
…shelters, and the Eddy Arnold amphitheater.
…includes a large dining hall, amphitheater, swimming pool, sports field, basketball…
…to be used in an amphitheater or some kind of concert…
…"SPAC") is a covered outdoor amphitheater located on the grounds of…
The amphitheater of Artashat was built during…
…Award for Design Excellence for Amphitheater and Bathhouse, Acton, MA (2002)

“amphitheatre”

…outdoor art gallery, and an amphitheatre.
Ra'anana Park Amphitheatre has been the venue for…
The first amphitheatre could hold about 9,000 people.
…Philip Astley (1742–1814) in Astley's Amphitheatre on Westminster Bridge Road in
…km forest path and natural amphitheatre dedicated to Professional site specific…
…WI-Fi enabled and has an amphitheatre.
…water features and a small amphitheatre.
…heavily landscaped public space and amphitheatre intended as a relaxing study…
…the general area of the amphitheatre.
…was probably completely encircled the amphitheatre.

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