“Mustaches” or “Moustaches”

Language

Mustaches and moustaches are both English terms.

Usage

Mustaches is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while moustaches 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
mustaches	91	32	50	100	54	31	0	42	33	0	0	0
moustaches	9	68	50	0	46	69	0	58	67	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "mustaches" over "moustaches" (91 to 9).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "moustaches" over "mustaches".
• In India, there is no clear preference between "mustaches" and "moustaches", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "mustaches" over "moustaches" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "mustaches" over "moustaches" (54 to 46).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "moustaches" over "mustaches".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mustaches" and "moustaches".
• In Ireland, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "moustaches" over "mustaches".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "moustaches" over "mustaches".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mustaches" and "moustaches".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mustaches" and "moustaches".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mustaches" and "moustaches".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use mustaches or moustaches with sample sentences.

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