“Pedophiles” or “Paedophiles”

Language

Pedophiles and paedophiles are both English terms.

Usage

Pedophiles is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while paedophiles 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
pedophiles	98	53	76	98	95	72	0	53	73	100	100	0
paedophiles	2	47	24	2	5	28	0	47	27	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (53 to 47).
• In India, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (72 to 28).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "pedophiles" and "paedophiles".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (53 to 47).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (73 to 27).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "pedophiles" over "paedophiles" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "pedophiles" and "paedophiles".

Examples

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