“Encyclopedic” or “Encyclopaedic”

Language

Encyclopedic and encyclopaedic are both English terms.

Usage

Encyclopedic is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while encyclopaedic 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
encyclopedic	96	71	66	100	100	61	0	0	0	0	0	0
encyclopaedic	4	29	34	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "encyclopedic" over "encyclopaedic" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "encyclopedic" over "encyclopaedic" (71 to 29).
• In India, there is a preference for "encyclopedic" over "encyclopaedic" (66 to 34).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "encyclopedic" over "encyclopaedic" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "encyclopedic" over "encyclopaedic" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "encyclopedic" over "encyclopaedic" (61 to 39).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "encyclopedic" and "encyclopaedic".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "encyclopedic" and "encyclopaedic".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "encyclopedic" and "encyclopaedic".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "encyclopedic" and "encyclopaedic".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "encyclopedic" and "encyclopaedic".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "encyclopedic" and "encyclopaedic".

Examples

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