“Paleontologist” or “Palaeontologist”

Language

Paleontologist and palaeontologist are both English terms.

Usage

Paleontologist is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while palaeontologist 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
paleontologist	100	86	91	98	96	86	0	88	84	100	100	0
palaeontologist	0	14	9	2	4	14	0	12	16	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (86 to 14).
• In India, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (91 to 9).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (86 to 14).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paleontologist" and "palaeontologist".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (88 to 12).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (84 to 16).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "paleontologist" over "palaeontologist" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paleontologist" and "palaeontologist".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use paleontologist or palaeontologist with sample sentences.

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