“Gages” or “Gauges”

Language

Gages and gauges are both English terms.

Usage

Gages is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while gauges 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
gages	11	8	5	9	11	3	0	5	4	0	0	0
gauges	89	92	95	91	89	97	0	95	96	100	100	0

• In the United States, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 92 to 8 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In India, there is a 95 to 5 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In the Philippines, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In Canada, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In Australia, there is a 97 to 3 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "gages" and "gauges".
• In Ireland, there is a 95 to 5 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In New Zealand, there is a 96 to 4 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In Jamaica, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "gauges" over "gages".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "gages" and "gauges".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use gages or gauges with sample sentences.

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