“Leukemia” or “Leukaemia”

Language

Leukemia and leukaemia are both English terms.

Usage

Leukemia is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while leukaemia 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
leukemia	100	84	91	100	98	81	100	85	79	97	96	100
leukaemia	0	16	9	0	2	19	0	15	21	3	4	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (84 to 16).
• In India, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (91 to 9).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (98 to 2).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (81 to 19).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (85 to 15).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (79 to 21).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (97 to 3).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (96 to 4).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "leukemia" over "leukaemia" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use leukemia or leukaemia with sample sentences.

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