“Maneuver” or “Manoeuvre”

Language

Maneuver and manoeuvre are both English terms.

Usage

Maneuver is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while manoeuvre 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
maneuver	99	64	72	98	68	69	0	65	68	82	80	100
manoeuvre	1	36	28	2	32	31	0	35	32	18	20	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (64 to 36).
• In India, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (68 to 32).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (69 to 31).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maneuver" and "manoeuvre".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (65 to 35).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (68 to 32).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (82 to 18).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (80 to 20).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "maneuver" over "manoeuvre" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use maneuver or manoeuvre with sample sentences.

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