“Esophagus” or “Oesophagus”

Language

Esophagus and oesophagus are both English terms.

Usage

Esophagus is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while oesophagus 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
esophagus	100	54	59	99	96	56	100	53	61	64	72	67
oesophagus	0	46	41	1	4	44	0	47	39	36	28	33

• In the United States, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (54 to 46).
• In India, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (59 to 41).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (56 to 44).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (53 to 47).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (61 to 39).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (64 to 36).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (72 to 28).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "esophagus" over "oesophagus" (67 to 33).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use esophagus or oesophagus with sample sentences.

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