“Encyclopedic” or “Encyclopaedic”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	encyclopedic	encyclopaedic	Preference
United States	96	4	“encyclopedic”
United Kingdom	71	29	“encyclopedic”
India	66	34	“encyclopedic”
Philippines	100	0	“encyclopedic”
Canada	100	0	“encyclopedic”
Australia	61	39	“encyclopedic”
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.

“encyclopedic”

…Vasilyevich Makarov (Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary)
…range of subjects is truly encyclopedic, covering everything from chanson de…
In addition, his encyclopedic memory of hip-hop lyrics allows…
…termed by 'Publishers Weekly' as "encyclopedic," and the publisher of 'Ballot…
…the collection has grown to encyclopedic proportions and now contains nearly…
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, a Russian-language encyclopedia
1, An Encyclopedic Series, credits H.J.
1264), author/compiler of the encyclopedic text The Great Mirror (Speculum
…II Order of Battle: An Encyclopedic Reference to U.S. Army Ground…
…book, taking on a less encyclopedic and more personal tone.

“encyclopaedic”

…Letters) (8 volumes), and the encyclopaedic Shabda Cayanika (A Collection of…
It also displays an encyclopaedic erudition, ranging from the catalogue…
…technical expertise, production skills and encyclopaedic pop authority made Time a…
An encyclopaedic dictionary of psychology.
…Guide (McArthur, 1999) provides an encyclopaedic literary tour of Toronto places.
Encyclopaedic history of the British Army:
): Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History…
…in Enciklopedijski rječnik hrvatskoga jezika (Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Croatian Language), that…
…of magazine publications forming an encyclopaedic series of science and technology…
…him to obtain an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of the tango repertoire…

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