“Fetal” or “Foetal”

Language

Fetal and foetal are both English terms.

Usage

Fetal is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while foetal 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
fetal	100	84	90	99	95	85	100	82	86	90	93	100
foetal	0	16	10	1	5	15	0	18	14	10	7	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (84 to 16).
• In India, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (90 to 10).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (85 to 15).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (82 to 18).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (86 to 14).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (90 to 10).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (93 to 7).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "fetal" over "foetal" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use fetal or foetal with sample sentences.

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