“Pediatrician” or “Paediatrician”

Language

Pediatrician and paediatrician are both English terms.

Usage

Pediatrician is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while paediatrician 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
pediatrician	100	57	87	99	94	43	0	48	56	83	86	100
paediatrician	0	43	13	1	6	57	0	52	44	17	14	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (57 to 43).
• In India, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (87 to 13).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "paediatrician" over "pediatrician".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "pediatrician" and "paediatrician".
• In Ireland, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "paediatrician" over "pediatrician".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (56 to 44).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (83 to 17).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (86 to 14).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "pediatrician" over "paediatrician" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use pediatrician or paediatrician with sample sentences.

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