“Anesthetics” or “Anaesthetics”

Language

Anesthetics and anaesthetics are both English terms.

Usage

Anesthetics is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while anaesthetics 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
anesthetics	96	22	67	89	85	17	0	31	29	100	0	0
anaesthetics	4	78	33	11	15	83	0	69	71	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "anesthetics" over "anaesthetics" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "anaesthetics" over "anesthetics".
• In India, there is a preference for "anesthetics" over "anaesthetics" (67 to 33).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "anesthetics" over "anaesthetics" (89 to 11).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "anesthetics" over "anaesthetics" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "anaesthetics" over "anesthetics".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "anesthetics" and "anaesthetics".
• In Ireland, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "anaesthetics" over "anesthetics".
• In New Zealand, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "anaesthetics" over "anesthetics".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "anesthetics" over "anaesthetics" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "anesthetics" and "anaesthetics".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "anesthetics" and "anaesthetics".

Examples

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