“Kilometer” or “Kilometre”

Language

Kilometer and kilometre are both English terms.

Usage

Kilometer is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while kilometre 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
kilometer	98	67	12	99	59	50	100	63	57	78	80	100
kilometre	2	33	88	1	41	50	0	37	43	22	20	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (67 to 33).
• In India, there is a 88 to 12 preference for "kilometre" over "kilometer".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (59 to 41).
• In Australia, there is no clear preference between "kilometer" and "kilometre", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (63 to 37).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (57 to 43).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (78 to 22).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (80 to 20).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "kilometer" over "kilometre" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use kilometer or kilometre with sample sentences.

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