“Calibers” or “Calibres”

Language

Calibers and calibres are both English terms.

Usage

Calibers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while calibres 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
calibers	98	64	81	89	84	69	0	82	63	0	0	0
calibres	2	36	19	11	16	31	0	18	37	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (64 to 36).
• In India, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (81 to 19).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (89 to 11).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (84 to 16).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (69 to 31).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "calibers" and "calibres".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (82 to 18).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "calibers" over "calibres" (63 to 37).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "calibers" and "calibres".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "calibers" and "calibres".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "calibers" and "calibres".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use calibers or calibres with sample sentences.

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