“Dialogs” or “Dialogues”

Language

Dialogs and dialogues are both English terms.

Usage

Dialogs is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while dialogues 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
dialogs	11	15	3	7	9	9	0	11	12	0	0	0
dialogues	89	85	97	93	91	91	0	89	88	100	0	0

• In the United States, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In India, there is a 97 to 3 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In the Philippines, there is a 93 to 7 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In Canada, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In Australia, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dialogs" and "dialogues".
• In Ireland, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In New Zealand, there is a 88 to 12 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In Jamaica, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "dialogues" over "dialogs".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dialogs" and "dialogues".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dialogs" and "dialogues".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use dialogs or dialogues with sample sentences.

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