“Defenseless” or “Defenceless”

Language

Defenseless and defenceless are both English terms.

Usage

Defenseless is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while defenceless 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
defenseless	82	31	38	70	61	34	0	22	0	0	0	0
defenceless	18	69	62	30	39	66	0	78	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "defenseless" over "defenceless" (82 to 18).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "defenceless" over "defenseless".
• In India, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "defenceless" over "defenseless".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "defenseless" over "defenceless" (70 to 30).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "defenseless" over "defenceless" (61 to 39).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "defenceless" over "defenseless".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "defenseless" and "defenceless".
• In Ireland, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "defenceless" over "defenseless".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "defenceless" over "defenseless".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "defenseless" and "defenceless".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "defenseless" and "defenceless".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "defenseless" and "defenceless".

Examples

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