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“Griffin” or “Gryphon”

Language

Griffin and gryphon are both English terms.

Usage

Griffin is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while gryphon 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
griffin 98 95 96 95 95 96 100 100 95 100 100 100
gryphon 2 5 4 5 5 4 0 0 5 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (98 to 2).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (95 to 5).
  • In India, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (96 to 4).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (95 to 5).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (95 to 5).
  • In Australia, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (96 to 4).
  • In Liberia, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (100 to 0).
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (100 to 0).
  • In New Zealand, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (95 to 5).
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (100 to 0).
  • In Guyana, there is a preference for "griffin" over "gryphon" (100 to 0).
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use griffin or gryphon with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “griffin”

  • battled with NBA player Blake Griffin.
  • gang learns that a giant griffin has been scaring away the
  • Leo Neuringer and Robert G. Griffin at the Massachusetts Institute of
  • In 2011, Griffin gave the Nineteenth Todd Memorial
  • Savakus, Todd Sommer and Paul Griffin.
  • 2, later voiced by Grey Griffin in Season 3) is Hector's
  • Griffin finished his college career with
  • Bessie Griffin – Arlette Broil
  • streetwise hustler Freddy Tiffany (Eddie Griffin) (in reality, an undercover FBI
  • Griffin is the author of two

Examples of “gryphon”

  • Gryphon Books.
  • So Marlon had his gryphon puppet scare everyone away.
  • Afterwards, the gryphon quickly appears again.
  • and a new school, The Gryphon School, was created on the
  • the Morning Star Trilogy (The Gryphon, Alexandria and Morning Star).
  • the special judicial police unit Gryphon (part of the Ministry of
  • as Twilight Creations and Eagle Gryphon Games.
  • Gryphon Audio Designs, a Danish maker
  • Gryphon Software Morph, one of the
  • became operational with its BGM-109 Gryphon cruise missiles at this location


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