“Artifacts” or “Artefacts”

Language

Artifacts and artefacts are both English terms.

Usage

Artifacts is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while artefacts 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
artifacts	99	75	73	98	93	72	100	69	82	73	77	100
artefacts	1	25	27	2	7	28	0	31	18	27	23	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (75 to 25).
• In India, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (73 to 27).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (72 to 28).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (69 to 31).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (82 to 18).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (73 to 27).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (77 to 23).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "artifacts" over "artefacts" (100 to 0).

Examples

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