“Installments” or “Instalments”

Language

Installments and instalments are both English terms.

Usage

Installments is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while instalments 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
installments	96	72	77	93	73	58	0	75	61	100	100	0
instalments	4	28	23	7	27	42	0	25	39	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (72 to 28).
• In India, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (73 to 27).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (58 to 42).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "installments" and "instalments".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (75 to 25).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (61 to 39).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "installments" over "instalments" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "installments" and "instalments".

Examples

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