“Misdemeanors” or “Misdemeanours”

Language

Misdemeanors and misdemeanours are both English terms.

Usage

Misdemeanors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while misdemeanours 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
misdemeanors	100	71	69	100	95	71	0	100	75	0	0	0
misdemeanours	0	29	31	0	5	29	0	0	25	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (71 to 29).
• In India, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (71 to 29).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misdemeanors" and "misdemeanours".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (100 to 0).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "misdemeanors" over "misdemeanours" (75 to 25).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misdemeanors" and "misdemeanours".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misdemeanors" and "misdemeanours".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misdemeanors" and "misdemeanours".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use misdemeanors or misdemeanours with sample sentences.

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