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“Catalogs” or “Catalogues”

Language

Catalogs and catalogues are both English terms.

Usage

Catalogs is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while catalogues 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
catalogs 92 9 46 68 46 5 0 18 24 100 0 0
catalogues 8 91 54 32 54 95 0 82 76 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "catalogs" over "catalogues" (92 to 8).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "catalogues" over "catalogs".
  • In India, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "catalogues" over "catalogs".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "catalogs" over "catalogues" (68 to 32).
  • In Canada, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "catalogues" over "catalogs".
  • In Australia, there is a 95 to 5 preference for "catalogues" over "catalogs".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "catalogs" and "catalogues".
  • In Ireland, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "catalogues" over "catalogs".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "catalogues" over "catalogs".
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "catalogs" over "catalogues" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "catalogs" and "catalogues".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "catalogs" and "catalogues".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use catalogs or catalogues with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “catalogs”

  • Further boxes and catalogs stated that the company made
  • their evenings where they put catalogs together by binding them with
  • at newsstands and in book catalogs.
  • Catalogs of X-ray sources have been
  • drawings, sculptures, photographs, books, art catalogs, journals, manuscripts, and works of
  • the letters in the catalog's name.
  • In product catalogs and other contexts, the terms
  • unions, feminist presses, feminist mail-order catalogs, feminist restaurants, and feminist record
  • Star catalogs are also listed.
  • American Art Association Catalogs in Worldcat

Examples of “catalogues”

  • Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues
  • design studio, working on magazines, catalogues and books.
  • Duke, with links to online catalogues, from Manuscripts and Special Collections
  • Publications & catalogues
  • 75-thousand copies of its exhibition catalogues (Founder, Mr. Nobuo Suzuki, 1-
  • The Ancient Catalogues of Aristotle's Writings: Hesychius and
  • sold via mail order using catalogues .
  • Typically, the catalogues included a special section presenting
  • to Port Phillip and collected catalogues.
  • Exhibition catalogues of the Hagenbund in the


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