“Balks” or “Baulks”

Language

Balks and baulks are both English terms.

Usage

Balks is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while baulks 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
balks	99	93	92	100	100	90	0	100	100	0	0	0
baulks	1	7	8	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (93 to 7).
• In India, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (92 to 8).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (90 to 10).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "balks" and "baulks".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (100 to 0).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "balks" over "baulks" (100 to 0).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "balks" and "baulks".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "balks" and "baulks".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "balks" and "baulks".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use balks or baulks with sample sentences.

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