“Micrometers” or “Micrometres”

Language

Micrometers and micrometres are both English terms.

Usage

Micrometers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while micrometres 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
micrometers	100	72	84	100	90	68	0	100	79	100	100	0
micrometres	0	28	16	0	10	32	0	0	21	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (72 to 28).
• In India, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (90 to 10).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (68 to 32).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "micrometers" and "micrometres".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (100 to 0).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (79 to 21).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "micrometers" over "micrometres" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "micrometers" and "micrometres".

Examples

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