“Encyclopedia” or “Encyclopaedia”

Language

Encyclopedia and encyclopaedia are both English terms.

Usage

Encyclopedia is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while encyclopaedia 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
encyclopedia	99	94	89	99	99	92	100	94	93	100	94	100
encyclopaedia	1	6	11	1	1	8	0	6	7	0	6	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (94 to 6).
• In India, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (89 to 11).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (99 to 1).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (92 to 8).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (94 to 6).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (93 to 7).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (94 to 6).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "encyclopedia" over "encyclopaedia" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use encyclopedia or encyclopaedia with sample sentences.

Trends

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