“Chimera” or “Chimaera”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 10 prefer “chimera” and 0 prefer “chimaera”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	chimera	chimaera	Preference
United States	96	4	“chimera”
United Kingdom	86	14	“chimera”
India	95	5	“chimera”
Philippines	98	2	“chimera”
Canada	94	6	“chimera”
Australia	94	6	“chimera”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	92	8	“chimera”
New Zealand	90	10	“chimera”
Jamaica	100	0	“chimera”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“chimera”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“chimera”

…Hindu name and Hindi for chimera.
The legend of the Chimera House has been fueled by…
Chimera, Greek mythological hybrid monster
A chimera attacks the festival and the…
…are in pursuit of a chimera.
Chimera Wilson
Chimera
Chimera (2013)
…citizens on a flight of Chimera to begin his initial attack…
…by remote control family studio Chimera Entertainment and published in association…

“chimaera”

…Goode & Bean, 1895 (narrownose chimaera)
…to free the seraphim and chimaera from this war, Hazael stands…
…lemures) is a species of chimaera endemic to the waters of…
…Quadrant, New poetry, The Flea., Chimaera, The HyperTexts, Light, Qualm, and…
Brimstone: Brimstone is a chimaera with a ram's head, lion…
…that are needed by the chimaera army, but Karou talks him…
Chimaera argiloba possess a medium length…
Chimaera notafricana Kemper, Ebert, Compagno &…
Haxaya: Haxaya is a fox-like chimaera that is known for her…
…soul so that the fox-type chimaera can keep up a disguise…

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