“Plows” or “Ploughs”

Language

Plows and ploughs are both English terms.

Usage

Plows is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while ploughs 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
plows	99	30	37	92	96	45	0	16	59	0	0	0
ploughs	1	70	63	8	4	55	0	84	41	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "plows" over "ploughs" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "ploughs" over "plows".
• In India, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "ploughs" over "plows".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "plows" over "ploughs" (92 to 8).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "plows" over "ploughs" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "ploughs" over "plows".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plows" and "ploughs".
• In Ireland, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "ploughs" over "plows".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "plows" over "ploughs" (59 to 41).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plows" and "ploughs".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plows" and "ploughs".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plows" and "ploughs".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use plows or ploughs with sample sentences.

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