“Defenses” or “Defences”

Language

Defenses and defences are both English terms.

Usage

Defenses is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while defences 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
defenses	97	18	32	89	63	29	0	31	45	49	0	0
defences	3	82	68	11	37	71	0	69	55	51	100	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "defenses" over "defences" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "defences" over "defenses".
• In India, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "defences" over "defenses".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "defenses" over "defences" (89 to 11).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "defenses" over "defences" (63 to 37).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "defences" over "defenses".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "defenses" and "defences".
• In Ireland, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "defences" over "defenses".
• In New Zealand, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "defences" over "defenses".
• In Jamaica, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "defences" over "defenses".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "defences" over "defenses".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "defenses" and "defences".

Examples

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