“Banister” or “Bannister”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “banister” and 7 prefer “bannister”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	banister	bannister	Preference
United States	54	46	“banister”
United Kingdom	44	56	“bannister”
India	59	41	“banister”
Philippines	52	48	“banister”
Canada	34	66	“bannister”
Australia	17	83	“bannister”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	46	54	“bannister”
New Zealand	18	82	“bannister”
Jamaica	0	100	“bannister”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	100	“bannister”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“banister”

Banister Fletcher, A History of Architecture…
…Fund, Elon Musk, and Scott Banister amongst others.
Banister is a French surname, and…
Henry Charles Banister (1831–1897) English author, composer and…
…Court Road which was off Banister Road.
Richard Banister, the pioneering oculist, wrote about…
…History of Architecture by Sir Banister Fletcher is published.
Banister Court Stadium
…police stations at Portswood and Banister Park as well as a…
…whisky brands such as Hankey Banister and Pinwinnie Royal Scotch Whisky.

“bannister”

Anthony Patrick Bannister.
Other winners have been Ivy Bannister, Aodhan Madden, and Francis Harvey.
As of 2008, only Jack Bannister (twice) has recorded better innings…
A former second baseman, Bannister also excelled at the plate,…
…the following cemeteries: Donaldson, Parkison (Bannister), Burnsville Christian, Carson (private), and…
However, along with Bruce Bannister he was unable to agree…
…18, 1881 he married Katie Bannister of Baltimore.
…4-minute mile run by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954 at…
…publication of a book about Bannister's life and experience called The…
Alan Bannister

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