“Maneuvers” or “Manoeuvres”

Language

Maneuvers and manoeuvres are both English terms.

Usage

Maneuvers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while manoeuvres 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
maneuvers	90	51	70	87	71	61	0	53	62	0	0	0
manoeuvres	10	49	30	13	29	39	0	47	38	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (90 to 10).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (51 to 49).
• In India, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (70 to 30).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (87 to 13).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (71 to 29).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (61 to 39).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maneuvers" and "manoeuvres".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (53 to 47).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "maneuvers" over "manoeuvres" (62 to 38).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maneuvers" and "manoeuvres".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maneuvers" and "manoeuvres".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "maneuvers" and "manoeuvres".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use maneuvers or manoeuvres with sample sentences.

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