“Centered” or “Centred”

Language

Centered and centred are both English terms.

Usage

Centered is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while centred 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
centered	99	28	58	98	76	33	0	41	46	81	79	100
centred	1	72	42	2	24	67	0	59	54	19	21	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "centered" over "centred" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "centred" over "centered".
• In India, there is a preference for "centered" over "centred" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "centered" over "centred" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "centered" over "centred" (76 to 24).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "centred" over "centered".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "centered" and "centred".
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "centred" over "centered".
• In New Zealand, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "centred" over "centered".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "centered" over "centred" (81 to 19).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "centered" over "centred" (79 to 21).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "centered" over "centred" (100 to 0).

Examples

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