“Encyclopedias” or “Encyclopaedias”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “encyclopedias” and 0 prefer “encyclopaedias”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	encyclopedias	encyclopaedias	Preference
United States	100	0	“encyclopedias”
United Kingdom	86	14	“encyclopedias”
India	79	21	“encyclopedias”
Philippines	100	0	“encyclopedias”
Canada	100	0	“encyclopedias”
Australia	100	0	“encyclopedias”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“encyclopedias”

While killing time he discovers encyclopedias and has pages detailing English…
Category:Swedish online encyclopedias
…did some writing for film encyclopedias.
…in 19th century anthologies and encyclopedias but appears related to 3-card…
Without our encyclopedias, atlases, and other assorted reference…
…that is used in French encyclopedias and dictionaries, official documents, the…
…of the more recent subject-specific encyclopedias in the English language.
…the sale of books and encyclopedias.
…the independent Bangladesh, in historical succession.
Category:18th-century encyclopedias

“encyclopaedias”

…Biography, Literary History, Bibliography and Encyclopaedias; and finally a Museum.
Dictionaries and encyclopaedias
…structured way than usual for encyclopaedias.
…of a trilogy of sexual encyclopaedias by Arthur Koestler writing under…
Articles in dictionaries and encyclopaedias
Encyclopaedias
…a number of periodicals and encyclopaedias.
…writers submitted their copy in English.
…female composers from different periods, encyclopaedias, books and databases, and a…
…working as a nightwatchman, selling encyclopaedias and working with chickens.

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