“Sabers” or “Sabres”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “sabers” and 6 prefer “sabres”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	sabers	sabres	Preference
United States	15	85	“sabres”
United Kingdom	60	40	“sabers”
India	47	53	“sabres”
Philippines	54	46	“sabers”
Canada	9	91	“sabres”
Australia	40	60	“sabres”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	49	51	“sabres”
New Zealand	57	43	“sabers”
Jamaica	0	100	“sabres”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

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

…Army – 49,700 bayonets, 4,700 sabers, 268 guns, and 1,381 machine
The 1,200 sabers belonging to the Prince of…
…the home of the Stoneham Sabers amateur team in the Yawkey…
…Tigers Championship Men (2006–2007), Sandringham Sabers (2008–2009) and Waverley Falcons (2010–2016).
…of the fictional San Diego Sabers football team.
…scenarios books, such as Crossed Sabers, for its members.
Custer (TV series) – episode "Sabers in the Sun" (1967)
…Yegoryev, was 150,500 bayonets, 23,700 sabers, 719 guns, and 3,197 machine
…understand Kiritsugu's beliefs and his kindness.
…winning another championship with the Sabers.

…Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Buffalo Sabres
Hayes, John T. Tomahawks and Sabres: Indians in Combat against Cavalry…
…losing 8–1 to the Buffalo Sabres on November 2.
…to go after the eight Sabres, but when they got to…
…Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres)
…made to replace the Super Sabres with the new F-16 Fighting…
Rob Ray – Sabres sideline reporter
Calle Johansson, Buffalo Sabres
…one time, only about 60 Sabres could be put into the…
…Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres, Rochester has several professional sports…

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