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“Grayish” or “Greyish”

Grayish is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while greyish is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “grayish” and 7 prefer “greyish”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country grayish greyish Preference
United States 57 43 “grayish”
United Kingdom 8 92 “greyish”
India 19 81 “greyish”
Philippines 78 22 “grayish”
Canada 26 74 “greyish”
Australia 10 90 “greyish”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 11 89 “greyish”
New Zealand 0 100 “greyish”
Jamaica 0 100 “greyish”
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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“grayish”

  • The forewings are dark grayish brown.
  • …C. imitator have brownish or grayish elongated frontal tuftsm which are…
  • …but females have an extra grayish tuft of hair at the…
  • …whitish gray, infused with dark grayish clouding, slightly less so on…
  • …leaves are dark green and grayish, 185–540 cm long, with a…
  • …10–15 feet high, with a grayish cork-like bark called 'osher by…
  • The bark is grayish white to grayish brown and…
  • …coloration; the body is typically grayish except for a brown head.
  • …circle the eyes on the grayish white face.
  • …Shale contrasts sharply against the grayish outcrops of the Bass Formation.

“greyish”

  • …of various shades of pale greyish- or brownish-green, or red.
  • Hindwing greyish brown, irrorated with dark spots…
  • The hindwings are greyish brown, with the basal half…
  • …smooth, dark brown fading to greyish brown.
  • …shade of dull green to greyish on both sides, long and…
  • The brownish or greyish bark is cracked or lenticellate.
  • …sand particles giving it a greyish yellow colour.
  • The hindwings are greyish fuscous.
  • …and has white instead of greyish plumage.
  • …of the forewings is dark greyish.

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