“Installment” or “Instalment”

Language

Installment and instalment are both English terms.

Usage

Installment is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while instalment 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
installment	97	72	86	99	80	46	0	68	59	100	100	0
instalment	3	28	14	1	20	54	0	32	41	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (72 to 28).
• In India, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (86 to 14).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (80 to 20).
• In Australia, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "instalment" over "installment".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "installment" and "instalment".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (68 to 32).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (59 to 41).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "installment" over "instalment" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "installment" and "instalment".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use installment or instalment with sample sentences.

Trends

📈 See Trends