“Liters” or “Litres”

Language

Liters and litres are both English terms.

Usage

Liters is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while litres 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
liters	94	19	33	94	45	18	100	21	23	52	49	51
litres	6	81	67	6	55	82	0	79	77	48	51	49

• In the United States, there is a preference for "liters" over "litres" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "litres" over "liters".
• In India, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "litres" over "liters".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "liters" over "litres" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "litres" over "liters".
• In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "litres" over "liters".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "liters" over "litres" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "litres" over "liters".
• In New Zealand, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "litres" over "liters".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "liters" over "litres" (52 to 48).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "litres" over "liters".
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "liters" over "litres" (51 to 49).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use liters or litres with sample sentences.

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