“Centimeters” or “Centimetres”

Language

Centimeters and centimetres are both English terms.

Usage

Centimeters is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while centimetres 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
centimeters	99	51	72	98	77	44	100	56	58	87	86	100
centimetres	1	49	28	2	23	56	0	44	42	13	14	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (51 to 49).
• In India, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (77 to 23).
• In Australia, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "centimetres" over "centimeters".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (58 to 42).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (87 to 13).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (86 to 14).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "centimeters" over "centimetres" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use centimeters or centimetres with sample sentences.

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