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“Plow” or “Plough”

Plow is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while plough is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “plow” and 8 prefer “plough”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country plow plough Preference
United States 95 5 “plow”
United Kingdom 4 96 “plough”
India 15 85 “plough”
Philippines 78 22 “plow”
Canada 92 8 “plow”
Australia 22 78 “plough”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 17 83 “plough”
New Zealand 24 76 “plough”
Jamaica 45 55 “plough”
Trinidad & Tobago 46 54 “plough”
Guyana 0 100 “plough”
Usage

Examples in context

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

“plow”

  • …by the Reverend Anthony John Plow.
  • Plow.
  • …was later changed to Pflugstadt (Plow City), to symbolise the German…
  • …found beneath the surface level plow zone in sandy soil.
  • …"where the German plough will plow, there German fatherland will arise".
  • …winter, the DSS&A had to plow this snow off its tracks.
  • The trustees themselves plow snow and mow along the…
  • Equipped with Hydraulic RAM (Front Plow) to move heavy barriers
  • …of the Power and the Plow", "Incident at Superstition Prairie", "Incident…
  • …original Cockshutt factory, the Brantford Plow Works at Brantford, Ontario.

“plough”

  • …water Mills, much land under plough, and a large area of
  • …of Sean O' Casey's 'The Plough and the Stars', Oscar Wilde's…
  • …traditional wooden ard or scratch plough and a metal plough.
  • …Horse and Jockey and the Plough.
  • …plant crown, a single-blade mouldboard plough or a disc plough with…
  • …been a partner in the Plough Company, which had recruited dissenters…
  • …behind the bench again, would plough their way through the regular…
  • …to the difficulties of Operation Plough.
  • Plough flag
  • Plough cultivation prepares the land for…

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