“Flutist” or “Flautist”

Language

Flutist and flautist are both English terms.

Usage

Flutist is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while flautist 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
flutist	58	28	64	63	58	33	0	27	20	0	0	0
flautist	42	72	36	37	42	67	0	73	80	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "flutist" over "flautist" (58 to 42).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "flautist" over "flutist".
• In India, there is a preference for "flutist" over "flautist" (64 to 36).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "flutist" over "flautist" (63 to 37).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "flutist" over "flautist" (58 to 42).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "flautist" over "flutist".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "flutist" and "flautist".
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "flautist" over "flutist".
• In New Zealand, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "flautist" over "flutist".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "flutist" and "flautist".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "flutist" and "flautist".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "flutist" and "flautist".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use flutist or flautist with sample sentences.

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