“Misdemeanor” or “Misdemeanour”

Language

Misdemeanor and misdemeanour are both English terms.

Usage

Misdemeanor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while misdemeanour 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
misdemeanor	100	84	72	97	95	77	0	84	81	100	100	0
misdemeanour	0	16	28	3	5	23	0	16	19	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (84 to 16).
• In India, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (77 to 23).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misdemeanor" and "misdemeanour".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (84 to 16).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (81 to 19).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "misdemeanor" over "misdemeanour" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misdemeanor" and "misdemeanour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use misdemeanor or misdemeanour with sample sentences.

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