“Griffins” or “Gryphons”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “griffins” and 0 prefer “gryphons”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	griffins	gryphons	Preference
United States	95	5	“griffins”
United Kingdom	94	6	“griffins”
India	93	7	“griffins”
Philippines	86	14	“griffins”
Canada	65	35	“griffins”
Australia	85	15	“griffins”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	100	0	“griffins”
New Zealand	100	0	“griffins”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“griffins”

…generation of the House of Griffins.
The Griffins finished first in the Midwest…
…played full-time for the Chicago Griffins in the Rugby Super League…
…two groups called Gargoyles and Griffins for sports teams and for…
…Hall of Fame on July 6.
Gallant Griffins
…fictional power in the Grey Griffins novel series
…are stalking him, with disconcerting consequences.
…ECHL, and the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL.
2013–14 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team

“gryphons”

…in the OUA, as the Gryphons enjoyed a second-place finish in…
…Calgary Mountaineers, Kamloops Venom, Manitoba Gryphons, Team Nova Scotia and Six…
…iron gates guarded by stone gryphons.
…and hockey for the Guelph Gryphons and football for the Wilfrid…
…November 17, 2015, the Guelph Gryphons were ranked No.
…Team Nova Scotia 2-2-0, Manitoba Gryphons 1-3-0 and Kamloops Venom 0-4-0.
Gryphons according to Sab have very…
…think a real gryphon lived there.
…OUA football teams, the Guelph Gryphons and the Queen's Golden Gaels.
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