“Fiber” or “Fibre”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “fiber” and 4 prefer “fibre”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	fiber	fibre	Preference
United States	97	3	“fiber”
United Kingdom	21	79	“fibre”
India	67	33	“fiber”
Philippines	96	4	“fiber”
Canada	58	42	“fiber”
Australia	25	75	“fibre”
Liberia	74	26	“fiber”
Ireland	28	72	“fibre”
New Zealand	19	81	“fibre”
Jamaica	57	43	“fiber”
Trinidad & Tobago	63	37	“fiber”
Guyana	58	42	“fiber”

Usage

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

…a negative impact on the fiber content.
…repelled one another, twisting the fiber through a certain angle, which…
…designs are achieved through weaving (fiber, color, structure), surface ornamentation (usually…
…was used as a main fiber in Mongolian textiles.
Fiber Optics/Telecoms and Oil Spill: In…
The carbon fiber upper continues to be used…
…vitamin E, vitamin B2, folate, fiber, and essential minerals, such as…
…392 gets new twenty-inch "Carbon Fiber Monkey" aluminum-alloy wheels as standard
The fiber is also known as pashm…
In 1988, the first Raman fiber laser based on fiber Bragg…

…a top layer of bleached fibre to go over an unbleached
…calorimetry also burns the dietary fibre, and so does not allow…
…2032: Storage area network (SAN) Fibre Channel switch (OEM from McData)
…Unison group also provides electrical, fibre, civil, and vegetation contracting services;…
However, fibre optics and the atmosphere both…
…their meat but for their fibre (pashm).
…console resemble that of carbon fibre, and the Super Bee logo…
…including Seacom (the first undersea fibre optic cable system serving Africa's…
…such as lasers and optical fibre communications systems.
…advantage, as is the high fibre volume fraction that is obtainable,…

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