“Chimera” or “Chimaera”

Language

Chimera and chimaera are both English terms.

Usage

Chimera is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while chimaera 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
chimera	96	86	95	98	94	94	0	92	90	100	100	0
chimaera	4	14	5	2	6	6	0	8	10	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (86 to 14).
• In India, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (95 to 5).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (94 to 6).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "chimera" and "chimaera".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (92 to 8).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (90 to 10).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "chimera" over "chimaera" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "chimera" and "chimaera".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use chimera or chimaera with sample sentences.

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