“Analogs” or “Analogues”

Language

Analogs and analogues are both English terms.

Usage

Analogs is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while analogues 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
analogs	53	20	23	35	34	20	0	32	0	0	0	0
analogues	47	80	77	65	66	80	0	68	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "analogs" over "analogues" (53 to 47).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "analogues" over "analogs".
• In India, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "analogues" over "analogs".
• In the Philippines, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "analogues" over "analogs".
• In Canada, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "analogues" over "analogs".
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "analogues" over "analogs".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "analogs" and "analogues".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "analogues" over "analogs".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "analogues" over "analogs".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "analogs" and "analogues".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "analogs" and "analogues".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "analogs" and "analogues".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use analogs or analogues with sample sentences.

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