“Epaulets” or “Epaulettes”

Language

Epaulets and epaulettes are both English terms.

Usage

Epaulets is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while epaulettes 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
epaulets	38	14	14	28	32	23	0	0	21	0	0	0
epaulettes	62	86	86	72	68	77	0	100	79	100	0	0

• In the United States, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In India, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In the Philippines, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In Canada, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epaulets" and "epaulettes".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In New Zealand, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In Jamaica, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "epaulettes" over "epaulets".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epaulets" and "epaulettes".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epaulets" and "epaulettes".

Examples

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