“Anemic” or “Anaemic”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 10 prefer “anemic” and 0 prefer “anaemic”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	anemic	anaemic	Preference
United States	99	1	“anemic”
United Kingdom	80	20	“anemic”
India	77	23	“anemic”
Philippines	100	0	“anemic”
Canada	96	4	“anemic”
Australia	79	21	“anemic”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	78	22	“anemic”
New Zealand	82	18	“anemic”
Jamaica	87	13	“anemic”
Trinidad & Tobago	90	10	“anemic”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“anemic”

…itself are, according to Jenkyns, "anemic, and lacking in fibre".
…he batting average was an anemic .170.
…carry the load for its anemic offensive output and erratic defense,…
…because he was asthmatic and anemic.
…the Prussian Navy was an anemic force consisting of a handful…
…for patients who suffer from anemic dialysis, since the process accounts…
…very good, the offense was anemic, with the only bright spot…
…supplements during the pregnancies of anemic women.
…for menstruating women to become anemic, some placebo pills may contain…
…on treatment of iron deficiency anemic patients within nephrology, gastroenterology and

“anaemic”

(1964) Spleen-colony formation in anaemic mice of genotype WWv.
…to reduce the number of anaemic births in Northern Cyprus, through…
…genetically determined hemopoietic defect in anaemic mice of genotype Sl/Sld.
…into Shadi Kaur, itself rather anaemic in the stark and dry
…everything else around it sound anaemic and pedestrian".
Over an anaemic guitar-pop melody, he confesses he's…
…Kaori says that she is anaemic and just needs some routine…
…inject new life into the anaemic British musical" with Fiona Mountford…
…that the patient appears obviously anaemic.
…into 8 ohms was considered anaemic, the manufacturer claimed it could…

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