“Miters” or “Mitres”

Language

Miters and mitres are both English terms.

Usage

Miters is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while mitres 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
miters	82	22	84	100	50	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
mitres	18	78	16	0	50	77	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "miters" over "mitres" (82 to 18).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "mitres" over "miters".
• In India, there is a preference for "miters" over "mitres" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "miters" over "mitres" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is no clear preference between "miters" and "mitres", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "mitres" over "miters".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "miters" and "mitres".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "mitres" over "miters".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "mitres" over "miters".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "miters" and "mitres".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "miters" and "mitres".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "miters" and "mitres".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use miters or mitres with sample sentences.

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