“Plowshares” or “Ploughshares”

Language

Plowshares and ploughshares are both English terms.

Usage

Plowshares is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while ploughshares 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
plowshares	68	43	24	100	56	57	0	0	0	0	0	0
ploughshares	32	57	76	0	44	43	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "plowshares" over "ploughshares" (68 to 32).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "ploughshares" over "plowshares".
• In India, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "ploughshares" over "plowshares".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "plowshares" over "ploughshares" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "plowshares" over "ploughshares" (56 to 44).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "plowshares" over "ploughshares" (57 to 43).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowshares" and "ploughshares".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowshares" and "ploughshares".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowshares" and "ploughshares".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowshares" and "ploughshares".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowshares" and "ploughshares".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "plowshares" and "ploughshares".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use plowshares or ploughshares with sample sentences.

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