“Skeptics” or “Sceptics”

Language

Skeptics and sceptics are both English terms.

Usage

Skeptics is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sceptics 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
skeptics	92	23	58	77	84	66	0	47	67	0	0	0
sceptics	8	77	42	23	16	34	0	53	33	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "skeptics" over "sceptics" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "sceptics" over "skeptics".
• In India, there is a preference for "skeptics" over "sceptics" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "skeptics" over "sceptics" (77 to 23).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "skeptics" over "sceptics" (84 to 16).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "skeptics" over "sceptics" (66 to 34).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptics" and "sceptics".
• In Ireland, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "sceptics" over "skeptics".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "skeptics" over "sceptics" (67 to 33).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptics" and "sceptics".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptics" and "sceptics".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "skeptics" and "sceptics".

Examples

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