“Reconnoiter” or “Reconnoitre”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “reconnoiter” and 5 prefer “reconnoitre”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	reconnoiter	reconnoitre	Preference
United States	89	11	“reconnoiter”
United Kingdom	22	78	“reconnoitre”
India	33	67	“reconnoitre”
Philippines	100	0	“reconnoiter”
Canada	76	24	“reconnoiter”
Australia	23	77	“reconnoitre”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“reconnoitre”
New Zealand	0	100	“reconnoitre”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“reconnoiter”

…quickly moved forward alone to reconnoiter and discovered a heavily mined…
…launched her Yokosuka E14Y to reconnoiter Majuro, in the Marianas.
…associated verb is reconnoitre or reconnoiter.
…morning of 16 August to reconnoiter the fort and seize it…
…grenades, he moved forward to reconnoiter.
…Maitland in the Penelope to reconnoiter and ascertain the cause of…
…Carolina, on 24 November to reconnoiter Confederate positions at Hunting Island,…
…her initial duty was to reconnoiter Ocracoke Inlet.
…John Coburn, left Franklin to reconnoiter to the south.
…Durkin and Orrie Cather to reconnoiter at the boarders' places of

“reconnoitre”

…ordered into the line to reconnoitre.
…divisional reconnaissance regiment, began to reconnoitre a route for the brigade…
…on her lead, the pair reconnoitre a cave booby-trapped with poison,…
…with a few men to reconnoitre the land.
…halt for the night and reconnoitre the English position before giving…
…Catalina crew were briefed to reconnoitre Spitsbergen with the itinerary Isfjorden,…
…were required to patrol and reconnoitre an exceptionally wide area of…
…Jackal travels to Paris to reconnoitre the most favourable spot and…
…sortie over Advent Bay to reconnoitre the extent of the Allied…
…enlisted men, set out to reconnoitre the area around Cape Iris.

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