“Skeptically” or “Sceptically”

Language

Skeptically and sceptically are both English terms.

Usage

Skeptically is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sceptically 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
skeptically	96	51	70	100	86	41	0	0	0	0	0	0
sceptically	4	49	30	0	14	59	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "skeptically" over "sceptically" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "skeptically" over "sceptically" (51 to 49).
• In India, there is a preference for "skeptically" over "sceptically" (70 to 30).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "skeptically" over "sceptically" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "skeptically" over "sceptically" (86 to 14).
• In Australia, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "sceptically" over "skeptically".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptically" and "sceptically".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptically" and "sceptically".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptically" and "sceptically".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptically" and "sceptically".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptically" and "sceptically".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptically" and "sceptically".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use skeptically or sceptically with sample sentences.

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