“Gram” or “Gramme”

Language

Gram and gramme are both English terms.

Usage

Gram is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while gramme 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
gram	100	99	100	100	71	99	100	98	99	100	100	100
gramme	0	1	0	0	29	1	0	2	1	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (99 to 1).
• In India, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (100 to 0).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (71 to 29).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (99 to 1).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (98 to 2).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (99 to 1).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "gram" over "gramme" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use gram or gramme with sample sentences.

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