“Clarinetist” or “Clarinettist”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “clarinetist” and 0 prefer “clarinettist”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	clarinetist	clarinettist	Preference
United States	96	4	“clarinetist”
United Kingdom	59	41	“clarinetist”
India	100	0	“clarinetist”
Philippines	100	0	“clarinetist”
Canada	87	13	“clarinetist”
Australia	69	31	“clarinetist”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	100	0	“clarinetist”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“clarinetist”

Mario Fortuna as Martín Baigorria, clarinetist
…August 1949) is a Canadian/American clarinetist.
…Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill.
…also performs as pianist, bass clarinetist, bassist, and percussionist.
Béla Kovács (clarinetist) (born 1937), Hungarian clarinetist
Marco Antonio Mazzini, Peruvian clarinetist
…continued her efforts as a clarinetist - rejoining the College of…
…Rudolph was a saxophonist and clarinetist, his sons Rudy and Phil…
…had met Hardy and the clarinetist Leon Roppolo in Davenport in…
In 1947, Belgian jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Johnny Dover (de)…

“clarinettist”

…July 1976) is an English clarinettist, saxophonist and music producer.
Buster Bailey (1902–1967), American jazz clarinettist
Clarinettist Frederick Thurston
…and Roman Trekel, and the clarinettist Sabine Meyer.
31 – Petr Kroutil, Czech clarinettist, saxophonist, bansuri player, vocalist, composer,…
…Jumppanen, as well as the clarinettist Kari Kriikku and the violinist…
…the first big hit for clarinettist, vocalist and comedian Ted Lewis
15 – Randolph Colville, Scottish clarinettist, saxophonist, bandleader, and arranger (born
…– 1927: Appointed permanent substitute clarinettist with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of
June 1 – Richard Mühlfeld, clarinettist, 51

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