“Flutist” or “Flautist”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	flutist	flautist	Preference
United States	58	42	“flutist”
United Kingdom	28	72	“flautist”
India	64	36	“flutist”
Philippines	63	37	“flutist”
Canada	58	42	“flutist”
Australia	33	67	“flautist”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	27	73	“flautist”
New Zealand	20	80	“flautist”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“flutist”

…music and artists such as flutist Peter-Lukas Graf and Lieder recitals…
…and Mendelssohn String Quartets with flutist Ransom Wilson and bassoonist Jeff
Flutist Hubert Laws is featured in…
…Silenced (2015) a monodrama for flutist
1996 flutist on "Non Stop Flight" by…
…throughout Europe with Karen, a flutist.
…High School Soloist Competition 2005, flutist Nina Assimakopoulos, pianist Sarah Cahill,…
Six months later flutist Jaime Muñoz and bassist Carlos…
…Tommy Maguire (accordion, father of flutist Peter Maguire).
Nicole LaRoche, flutist in the band Brulé, releases…

“flautist”

…an American jazz saxophonist and flautist from Baltimore, Maryland.
…known as Mali, was a flautist who revolutionised the style of…
…Hear My Song; the concert flautist Sir James Galway and pianist…
March 28 – Moe Koffman, flautist and saxophonist, cancer (born 1928)
…Salonen and Jukka-Pekka Saraste and flautist Olli Pohjola.
…hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist.
His recordings include, as a flautist, selections from the Pièces de…
…is a Polish singer and flautist, a former member of the…
Atsushi Ichinohe, Principal Flautist, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Lecturer…
…an American jazz saxophonist and flautist.

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