“Skepticism” or “Scepticism”

Language

Skepticism and scepticism are both English terms.

Usage

Skepticism is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while scepticism 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
skepticism	93	43	57	92	83	48	100	41	60	100	56	0
scepticism	7	57	43	8	17	52	0	59	40	0	44	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (93 to 7).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "scepticism" over "skepticism".
• In India, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (92 to 8).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (83 to 17).
• In Australia, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "scepticism" over "skepticism".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "scepticism" over "skepticism".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (60 to 40).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "skepticism" over "scepticism" (56 to 44).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skepticism" and "scepticism".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use skepticism or scepticism with sample sentences.

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