“Kilometers” or “Kilometres”

Language

Kilometers and kilometres are both English terms.

Usage

Kilometers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while kilometres 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
kilometers	99	68	46	98	74	43	100	56	57	86	84	100
kilometres	1	32	54	2	26	57	0	44	43	14	16	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (68 to 32).
• In India, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "kilometres" over "kilometers".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (74 to 26).
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "kilometres" over "kilometers".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (57 to 43).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (86 to 14).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (84 to 16).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "kilometers" over "kilometres" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use kilometers or kilometres with sample sentences.

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