“Licenses” or “Licences”

Language

Licenses and licences are both English terms.

Usage

Licenses is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while licences 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
licenses	92	41	68	89	67	43	0	37	56	74	100	0
licences	8	59	32	11	33	57	0	63	44	26	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "licenses" over "licences" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "licences" over "licenses".
• In India, there is a preference for "licenses" over "licences" (68 to 32).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "licenses" over "licences" (89 to 11).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "licenses" over "licences" (67 to 33).
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "licences" over "licenses".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "licenses" and "licences".
• In Ireland, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "licences" over "licenses".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "licenses" over "licences" (56 to 44).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "licenses" over "licences" (74 to 26).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "licenses" over "licences" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "licenses" and "licences".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use licenses or licences with sample sentences.

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