“Fecal” or “Faecal”

Language

Fecal and faecal are both English terms.

Usage

Fecal is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while faecal 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
fecal	98	40	67	95	95	42	0	46	49	80	71	0
faecal	2	60	33	5	5	58	0	54	51	20	29	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "fecal" over "faecal" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "faecal" over "fecal".
• In India, there is a preference for "fecal" over "faecal" (67 to 33).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "fecal" over "faecal" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "fecal" over "faecal" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "faecal" over "fecal".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "fecal" and "faecal".
• In Ireland, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "faecal" over "fecal".
• In New Zealand, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "faecal" over "fecal".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "fecal" over "faecal" (80 to 20).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "fecal" over "faecal" (71 to 29).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "fecal" and "faecal".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use fecal or faecal with sample sentences.

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