“Gasses” or “Gases”

Language

Gasses and gases are both English terms.

Usage

Gasses is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while gases 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
gasses	11	12	1	6	12	13	0	9	15	6	8	0
gases	89	88	99	94	88	87	100	91	85	94	92	100

• In the United States, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 88 to 12 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In India, there is a 99 to 1 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In the Philippines, there is a 94 to 6 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In Canada, there is a 88 to 12 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In Australia, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In Liberia, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In Ireland, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In New Zealand, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In Jamaica, there is a 94 to 6 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 92 to 8 preference for "gases" over "gasses".
• In Guyana, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "gases" over "gasses".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use gasses or gases with sample sentences.

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