“Jailer” or “Gaoler”

Language

Jailer and gaoler are both English terms.

Usage

Jailer is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while gaoler 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
jailer	95	86	96	88	90	91	0	100	100	0	0	0
gaoler	5	14	4	12	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (86 to 14).
• In India, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (96 to 4).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (88 to 12).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (90 to 10).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (91 to 9).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "jailer" and "gaoler".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (100 to 0).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "jailer" over "gaoler" (100 to 0).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "jailer" and "gaoler".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "jailer" and "gaoler".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "jailer" and "gaoler".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use jailer or gaoler with sample sentences.

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