“Paleontology” or “Palaeontology”

Language

Paleontology and palaeontology are both English terms.

Usage

Paleontology is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while palaeontology 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
paleontology	99	77	79	97	87	73	0	79	82	100	53	0
palaeontology	1	23	21	3	13	27	0	21	18	0	47	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (77 to 23).
• In India, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (73 to 27).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paleontology" and "palaeontology".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (79 to 21).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (82 to 18).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "paleontology" over "palaeontology" (53 to 47).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paleontology" and "palaeontology".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use paleontology or palaeontology with sample sentences.

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