“Anesthetist” or “Anaesthetist”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “anesthetist” and 5 prefer “anaesthetist”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	anesthetist	anaesthetist	Preference
United States	97	3	“anesthetist”
United Kingdom	32	68	“anaesthetist”
India	47	53	“anaesthetist”
Philippines	87	13	“anesthetist”
Canada	80	20	“anesthetist”
Australia	31	69	“anaesthetist”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	29	71	“anaesthetist”
New Zealand	37	63	“anaesthetist”
Jamaica	64	36	“anesthetist”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“anesthetist”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“anesthetist”

…their cousin Lydia, a nurse anesthetist.
After the anesthetist sets the desired parameters in…
…the term "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist" (CRNA) is used to denote…
…Clare, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, daughter Reagan and son Kenneth
…as Operating Room Supervisor and Anesthetist at Naval Hospital, New York…
…Nurse Practitioner, BSN-DNP in Nurse Anesthetist, Post-MSN Doctor of Nursing Practice,…
…to Dr. Samuel Hoffmann, an anesthetist, and Ida (Cohen).
…by Amr Waked, is an anesthetist by day and an illegal…
…his or her doctor and anesthetist are informed about the sleep
…practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, or nurse midwife.

“anaesthetist”

…sister, Polly Spencer, is an anaesthetist.
Australian Anaesthetist is the Society’s membership magazine.
…(physician), Dato' Dr. T. Sachithanandan (anaesthetist) and Datuk Dr. Sam C.E.Abraham
…Peter's Hospital for Stone, an Anaesthetist at Guy's Dental School and…
Janet Greig, anaesthetist
…Organising a Year Abroad, Good Anaesthetist - Standards of Practice for…
Bernard Johnson (anaesthetist)
…in London and then an anaesthetist at the Chelsea Hospital for
…posts at St George's as anaesthetist and Westminster Hospital, culminating in…
…the birth of the pioneer anaesthetist Sir Ivan Magill.

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