“Checkered” or “Chequered”

Language

Checkered and chequered are both English terms.

Usage

Checkered is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while chequered 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
checkered	100	76	57	98	98	89	0	84	89	92	100	0
chequered	0	24	43	2	2	11	0	16	11	8	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (76 to 24).
• In India, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (98 to 2).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (89 to 11).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "checkered" and "chequered".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (84 to 16).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (89 to 11).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (92 to 8).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "checkered" over "chequered" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "checkered" and "chequered".

Examples

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