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“Saber” or “Sabre”

Saber is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while sabre is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 11 prefer “saber” and 0 prefer “sabre”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country saber sabre Preference
United States 84 16 “saber”
United Kingdom 56 44 “saber”
India 55 45 “saber”
Philippines 81 19 “saber”
Canada 67 33 “saber”
Australia 53 47 “saber”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 72 28 “saber”
New Zealand 60 40 “saber”
Jamaica 82 18 “saber”
Trinidad & Tobago 83 17 “saber”
Guyana 79 21 “saber”
Usage

Examples in context

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

“saber”

  • …knife, lasso, rifle, pistol and saber as weapons.
  • "Out of Control" (Saber Final Mix) – 5:44
  • …her character arc far enough, Saber will eventually confide in Shirō/Avenger…
  • …only stops at Manzana del Saber, Estadio, Lido, Unidad Deportiva, Pampalinda…
  • …best male characters respectively while Saber and Sakura took the respective…
  • …Hannibal deflects blows from the saber and goes for a thrust…
  • …Atlas is sworn-in by Victory Saber as the new Supreme Commander…
  • Aquitian Saber The main weapons used by…
  • …of Two Masters", Sabir Abdullah, "Saber Uzbekistan".
  • Saber is presumably killed, but Rider…

“sabre”

  • …with one blow from a sabre or thrown apple.
  • …USAF North American F-100 Super Sabre 56-3755 near Las Vegas.
  • …replaced by the F-100 Super Sabre and the RF-84F by the…
  • F-100 Super Sabre, 1956–1957
  • The two NZSAS Sabre Squadrons are combat units capable…
  • F-86L Sabre Interceptor, 1957–1958
  • Jean-François Lamour — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
  • …Heathdale "Notiq" Manukau and Feleti "Sabre" Strickson-Pua before changing their name…
  • …a long pole with a sabre at the end, plus a…
  • Operation Swift Sabre plunged into Viet Cong-contested areas…

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