“Inflection” or “Inflexion”

Language

Inflection and inflexion are both English terms.

Usage

Inflection is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while inflexion 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
inflection	97	69	80	97	92	86	0	83	100	100	100	100
inflexion	3	31	20	3	8	14	0	17	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (69 to 31).
• In India, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (80 to 20).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (86 to 14).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "inflection" and "inflexion".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (83 to 17).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (100 to 0).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "inflection" over "inflexion" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use inflection or inflexion with sample sentences.

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