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“Encyclopedia” or “Encyclopaedia”

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).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 12 prefer “encyclopedia” and 0 prefer “encyclopaedia”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country encyclopedia encyclopaedia Preference
United States 99 1 “encyclopedia”
United Kingdom 94 6 “encyclopedia”
India 89 11 “encyclopedia”
Philippines 99 1 “encyclopedia”
Canada 99 1 “encyclopedia”
Australia 92 8 “encyclopedia”
Liberia 100 0 “encyclopedia”
Ireland 94 6 “encyclopedia”
New Zealand 93 7 “encyclopedia”
Jamaica 100 0 “encyclopedia”
Trinidad & Tobago 94 6 “encyclopedia”
Guyana 100 0 “encyclopedia”
Usage

Examples in context

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“encyclopedia”

  • (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2001–2016).
  • …of the second edition of Encyclopedia Americana.
  • …Kneschke, Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon (encyclopedia on nobility), 1860, p. 433.
  • "The International Dance Encyclopedia," articles on 'Lucille Grahn' and…
  • Encyclopedia of British Columbia, Harbour Publishing…
  • Encyclopedia of New Jersey ed.
  • …von Ried in an Austrian encyclopedia
  • International Encyclopedia of Education, 2.
  • The Canadian Encyclopedia: Mansbridge, Peter
  • Murphy, Phyllis in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in…

“encyclopaedia”

  • The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought.
  • …Reines, “Skeptics and Skepticism,” in Encyclopaedia Judaica (Second Edition), ed.
  • Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks - New…
  • …Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9.f4, Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code
  • Hybrid at Encyclopaedia Metallum
  • In the 19th century German encyclopaedia, Meyers Konversationslexikon, under the entry…
  • …win him for a music encyclopaedia as part of the planned…
  • Hungarian Encyclopaedia of Ethnography
  • …was editor in chief of Encyclopaedia Judaica from 1965 until his
  • King's Indian Defense, Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code

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