“Sabers” or “Sabres”

Language

Sabers and sabres are both English terms.

Usage

Sabers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sabres 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
sabers	15	60	47	54	9	40	0	49	57	0	0	0
sabres	85	40	53	46	91	60	0	51	43	100	0	0

• In the United States, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "sabres" over "sabers".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "sabers" over "sabres" (60 to 40).
• In India, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "sabres" over "sabers".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "sabers" over "sabres" (54 to 46).
• In Canada, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "sabres" over "sabers".
• In Australia, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "sabres" over "sabers".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sabers" and "sabres".
• In Ireland, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "sabres" over "sabers".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "sabers" over "sabres" (57 to 43).
• In Jamaica, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "sabres" over "sabers".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sabers" and "sabres".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sabers" and "sabres".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use sabers or sabres with sample sentences.

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