“Armory” or “Armoury”

Language

Armory and armoury are both English terms.

Usage

Armory is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while armoury 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
armory	99	56	40	81	67	62	0	74	70	100	100	0
armoury	1	44	60	19	33	38	0	26	30	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (56 to 44).
• In India, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "armoury" over "armory".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (81 to 19).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (67 to 33).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (62 to 38).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "armory" and "armoury".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (74 to 26).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (70 to 30).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "armory" over "armoury" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "armory" and "armoury".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use armory or armoury with sample sentences.

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