“Artifact” or “Artefact”

Language

Artifact and artefact are both English terms.

Usage

Artifact is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while artefact 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
artifact	98	79	82	98	88	77	0	62	82	74	86	100
artefact	2	21	18	2	12	23	0	38	18	26	14	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (79 to 21).
• In India, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (82 to 18).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (77 to 23).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "artifact" and "artefact".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (62 to 38).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (82 to 18).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (74 to 26).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (86 to 14).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "artifact" over "artefact" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use artifact or artefact with sample sentences.

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