“Reconnoiter” or “Reconnoitre”

Language

Reconnoiter and reconnoitre are both English terms.

Usage

Reconnoiter is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while reconnoitre 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
reconnoiter	89	22	33	100	76	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
reconnoitre	11	78	67	0	24	77	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "reconnoiter" over "reconnoitre" (89 to 11).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "reconnoitre" over "reconnoiter".
• In India, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "reconnoitre" over "reconnoiter".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "reconnoiter" over "reconnoitre" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "reconnoiter" over "reconnoitre" (76 to 24).
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "reconnoitre" over "reconnoiter".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reconnoiter" and "reconnoitre".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "reconnoitre" over "reconnoiter".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "reconnoitre" over "reconnoiter".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reconnoiter" and "reconnoitre".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reconnoiter" and "reconnoitre".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reconnoiter" and "reconnoitre".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use reconnoiter or reconnoitre with sample sentences.

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