“Outmaneuvered” or “Outmanoeuvred”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “outmaneuvered” and 1 prefer “outmanoeuvred”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	outmaneuvered	outmanoeuvred	Preference
United States	100	0	“outmaneuvered”
United Kingdom	54	46	“outmaneuvered”
India	54	46	“outmaneuvered”
Philippines	0	0	Not enough data
Canada	0	0	Not enough data
Australia	0	100	“outmanoeuvred”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“outmaneuvered”

In 1792 Charles François Dumouriez outmaneuvered the invading forces of the…
Having successfully outmaneuvered both the rival drivers and…
…where he identified, outbid, and outmaneuvered Union arms agents such as…
…they were both outnumbered and outmaneuvered.
…however they were outthought and outmaneuvered at every turn despite the…
…hit me, I would have outmaneuvered you and shot you down."
…Eugene of Savoy's Imperial army outmaneuvered Marshal Nicolas Catinat's larger French…
Saint-Cyr outmaneuvered his opponents, distracting them with…
…Diogo I skillfully replaced or outmaneuvered his entrenched competitors after he…
…had been "lied to and outmaneuvered" by other senior figures at…

“outmanoeuvred”

Amphion outmanoeuvred Flore and raked her for…
…onto the attackers, who also outmanoeuvred the 4.5" gun by carrying…
…Northern Karelia, Soviet forces were outmanoeuvred at Ilomantsi and Lieksa.
Mahmud found himself outmanoeuvred and his spearmen failed to…
Leslie was completely outmanoeuvred.
Lincoln then outmanoeuvred King Henry's northern army, under…
…the Macedonian Army was frequently outmanoeuvred by the highly mobile guerrillas…
…Bavarian army had been completely outmanoeuvred and was in a position…
…fell, and Frederick was completely outmanoeuvred by the united forces of…
…brother Baldwin of Boulogne successfully outmanoeuvred Daimbert and claimed Jerusalem for…

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