“Centered” or “Centred”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “centered” and 4 prefer “centred”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	centered	centred	Preference
United States	99	1	“centered”
United Kingdom	28	72	“centred”
India	58	42	“centered”
Philippines	98	2	“centered”
Canada	76	24	“centered”
Australia	33	67	“centred”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	41	59	“centred”
New Zealand	46	54	“centred”
Jamaica	81	19	“centered”
Trinidad & Tobago	79	21	“centered”
Guyana	100	0	“centered”

Usage

Examples in context

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

“centered”

…Campground exists near Perry, GA centered around an updated sanctuary dedicated…
…arc of approximately 8 degrees centered in the constellation Virgo.
…monogram capital letter "L" is centered in the plates and saucers.
This region was centered on Soltanabad, which was renamed…
…around which the village is centered.
…1960s and 1970s, Beijing's interest centered on building ideological solidarity.
…radius of 10 arcseconds (10″) centered on the star.
Among irregular armies, often centered on the perceived strength and…
…Ranch & Reata magazine, are centered on the American West and…
…elements of the Istanbul skyline centered around the Maiden's Tower.

“centred”

…contrôlée within Haut-Médoc in Bordeaux, centred on the village of Margaux.
…ISO 9241 accreditation in Human Centred Design for interactive systems.
…modest fanbase which is mostly centred around Northern Glasgow, although they…
…century; particularly in central Queensland (centred in Rockhampton) in the 1860s…
…in Nowshera — a programme centred on handling and defusing explosives.
It is centred along Sheppard Avenue between Kennedy…
…River, and the electorate was centred on the town of Waimate.
The case centred on of agricultural land at…
Further upgrades, initially centred on Shoreham-by-Sea before being extended…
…tends to have a range centred upon its breeding pool.

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