“Dialog” or “Dialogue”

Language

Dialog and dialogue are both English terms.

Usage

Dialog is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while dialogue 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
dialog	30	33	10	21	28	29	17	32	35	18	17	0
dialogue	70	67	90	79	72	71	83	68	65	82	83	100

• In the United States, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In India, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In the Philippines, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In Canada, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In Liberia, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In New Zealand, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In Jamaica, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".
• In Guyana, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "dialogue" over "dialog".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use dialog or dialogue with sample sentences.

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