“Fetuses” or “Foetuses”

Language

Fetuses and foetuses are both English terms.

Usage

Fetuses is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while foetuses 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
fetuses	99	68	76	100	97	77	0	71	76	0	0	0
foetuses	1	32	24	0	3	23	0	29	24	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (68 to 32).
• In India, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (77 to 23).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "fetuses" and "foetuses".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (71 to 29).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "fetuses" over "foetuses" (76 to 24).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "fetuses" and "foetuses".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "fetuses" and "foetuses".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "fetuses" and "foetuses".

Examples

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