“Orthopedics” or “Orthopaedics”

Language

Orthopedics and orthopaedics are both English terms.

Usage

Orthopedics is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while orthopaedics 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
orthopedics	93	29	60	84	83	26	0	32	28	100	100	0
orthopaedics	7	71	40	16	17	74	0	68	72	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "orthopedics" over "orthopaedics" (93 to 7).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "orthopaedics" over "orthopedics".
• In India, there is a preference for "orthopedics" over "orthopaedics" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "orthopedics" over "orthopaedics" (84 to 16).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "orthopedics" over "orthopaedics" (83 to 17).
• In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "orthopaedics" over "orthopedics".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "orthopedics" and "orthopaedics".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "orthopaedics" over "orthopedics".
• In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "orthopaedics" over "orthopedics".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "orthopedics" over "orthopaedics" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "orthopedics" over "orthopaedics" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "orthopedics" and "orthopaedics".

Examples

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