“Estrogen” or “Oestrogen”

Language

Estrogen and oestrogen are both English terms.

Usage

Estrogen is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while oestrogen 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
estrogen	100	62	88	98	97	79	0	70	79	84	90	90
oestrogen	0	38	12	2	3	21	0	30	21	16	10	10

• In the United States, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (62 to 38).
• In India, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (88 to 12).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (79 to 21).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "estrogen" and "oestrogen".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (70 to 30).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (79 to 21).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (84 to 16).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (90 to 10).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "estrogen" over "oestrogen" (90 to 10).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use estrogen or oestrogen with sample sentences.

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