“Program” or “Programme”

Language

Program and programme are both English terms.

Usage

Program is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while programme 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
program	100	60	89	98	90	95	92	59	64	77	77	77
programme	0	40	11	2	10	5	8	41	36	23	23	23

• In the United States, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (60 to 40).
• In India, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (89 to 11).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (90 to 10).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (95 to 5).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (92 to 8).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (59 to 41).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (64 to 36).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (77 to 23).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (77 to 23).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "program" over "programme" (77 to 23).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use program or programme with sample sentences.

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