“Eons” or “Aeons”

Language

Eons and aeons are both English terms.

Usage

Eons is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while aeons 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
eons	55	45	67	69	48	51	0	50	47	0	0	0
aeons	45	55	33	31	52	49	0	50	53	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "eons" over "aeons" (55 to 45).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "aeons" over "eons".
• In India, there is a preference for "eons" over "aeons" (67 to 33).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "eons" over "aeons" (69 to 31).
• In Canada, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "aeons" over "eons".
• In Australia, there is a preference for "eons" over "aeons" (51 to 49).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "eons" and "aeons".
• In Ireland, there is no clear preference between "eons" and "aeons", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In New Zealand, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "aeons" over "eons".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "eons" and "aeons".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "eons" and "aeons".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "eons" and "aeons".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use eons or aeons with sample sentences.

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