“Plowed” or “Ploughed”

Language

Plowed and ploughed are both English terms.

Usage

Plowed is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while ploughed 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
plowed	94	34	39	84	84	51	0	25	34	0	0	0
ploughed	6	66	61	16	16	49	0	75	66	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "plowed" over "ploughed" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "ploughed" over "plowed".
• In India, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "ploughed" over "plowed".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "plowed" over "ploughed" (84 to 16).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "plowed" over "ploughed" (84 to 16).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "plowed" over "ploughed" (51 to 49).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowed" and "ploughed".
• In Ireland, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "ploughed" over "plowed".
• In New Zealand, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "ploughed" over "plowed".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowed" and "ploughed".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowed" and "ploughed".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowed" and "ploughed".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use plowed or ploughed with sample sentences.

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