“Gynecologists” or “Gynaecologists”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “gynecologists” and 4 prefer “gynaecologists”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	gynecologists	gynaecologists	Preference
United States	99	1	“gynecologists”
United Kingdom	27	73	“gynaecologists”
India	52	48	“gynecologists”
Philippines	100	0	“gynecologists”
Canada	81	19	“gynecologists”
Australia	41	59	“gynaecologists”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	33	67	“gynaecologists”
New Zealand	32	68	“gynaecologists”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“gynecologists”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“gynecologists”

…American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is that Ashkenazi individuals be…
…of Passion Dust in 2017, gynecologists interviewed by news media warned…
…American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published Committee Opinion No.
…American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
…and only 15% of US gynecologists perform office hysteroscopy.
…American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in support of the…
…American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published an opinion advising against…
…American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) created the Pregnancy-Related Mortality…
…of Malaysia (FRHAM), womens' NGOs, gynecologists, lawyers and feminist researchers to…
…of whom are Obstetricians & Gynecologists in the United States.

“gynaecologists”

Category:British gynaecologists
Category:Women gynaecologists
…Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
…Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and has delivered lectures to…
…Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists that was named in honour…
Category:German gynaecologists
Category:Fictional obstetricians and gynaecologists
…Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Category:Austrian gynaecologists
Category:Pakistani gynaecologists

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