“Gray” or “Grey”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “gray” and 10 prefer “grey”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	gray	grey	Preference
United States	45	55	“grey”
United Kingdom	12	88	“grey”
India	21	79	“grey”
Philippines	63	37	“gray”
Canada	23	77	“grey”
Australia	20	80	“grey”
Liberia	62	38	“gray”
Ireland	16	84	“grey”
New Zealand	16	84	“grey”
Jamaica	32	68	“grey”
Trinidad & Tobago	26	74	“grey”
Guyana	34	66	“grey”

Usage

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

…(1870) Les Universités de Franche-Comté: Gray, Dole, Besançon J. Marchand, Dijon
30 August – Muriel Gray, Scottish author, broadcaster and journalist
…was with the Columbia when Gray first sailed to China in
Bee Ho Gray
Gray Line Worldwide
…Freight Station is a long, gray painted frame building with a…
…of Norman Mommens and Patience Gray, 2008
…Lemmons and named by Asa Gray.
…founded in 2010 by Paul Gray and Phil Mason.
In 1972 George Gray and Ken Harrison created room-temperature…

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