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“Fetus” or “Foetus”

Fetus is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while foetus is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 12 prefer “fetus” and 0 prefer “foetus”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country fetus foetus Preference
United States 99 1 “fetus”
United Kingdom 75 25 “fetus”
India 70 30 “fetus”
Philippines 100 0 “fetus”
Canada 82 18 “fetus”
Australia 82 18 “fetus”
Liberia 93 7 “fetus”
Ireland 73 27 “fetus”
New Zealand 82 18 “fetus”
Jamaica 87 13 “fetus”
Trinidad & Tobago 88 12 “fetus”
Guyana 92 8 “fetus”
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“fetus”

  • …Intervention should be provided until fetus can be delivered or the…
  • …can also be an aborted fetus which comes back to take…
  • …that the constitution protected the fetus from the moment of conception,…
  • Nicotine accumulates in the fetus because it goes through the
  • Anthropometric measurement of the developing fetus
  • …of a 16 weeks old fetus.
  • …dose-related risk to the developing fetus."
  • …thereby providing protection to the fetus in utero.
  • …"intact D&E" in which the fetus is removed intact from the…
  • …can reduce tolerance to the fetus, increasing the risk of miscarriage.

“foetus”

  • …embryo which develops into the foetus.
  • …an ectopic pregnancy and the foetus had to be removed.
  • "Calamity Crush" – 4:12 by Foetus Art Terrorism
  • Foetus).
  • …'Half-Mute' album, that also featured Foetus, Aksak Maboul, and Simon Fisher
  • …9-year-old son and a lithopedion foetus she soon starts to adapt…
  • Sink is Foetus' final Some Bizzare record and…
  • …[– 5:09 CD] by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
  • Sabine Gritt Un foetus mal léché.Trois ans avec Dolto.,…
  • …concerning the Nutrition of the Foetus in 1717 and also published…

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