“Griffins” or “Gryphons”

Language

Griffins and gryphons are both English terms.

Usage

Griffins is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while gryphons 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
griffins	95	94	93	86	65	85	0	100	100	0	0	0
gryphons	5	6	7	14	35	15	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (94 to 6).
• In India, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (93 to 7).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (86 to 14).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (65 to 35).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (85 to 15).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "griffins" and "gryphons".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (100 to 0).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "griffins" over "gryphons" (100 to 0).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "griffins" and "gryphons".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "griffins" and "gryphons".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "griffins" and "gryphons".

Examples

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