“Skeptics” or “Sceptics”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “skeptics” and 2 prefer “sceptics”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	skeptics	sceptics	Preference
United States	92	8	“skeptics”
United Kingdom	23	77	“sceptics”
India	58	42	“skeptics”
Philippines	77	23	“skeptics”
Canada	84	16	“skeptics”
Australia	66	34	“skeptics”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	47	53	“sceptics”
New Zealand	67	33	“skeptics”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“skeptics”

Skeptics hold that the marriage between…
However, skeptics think otherwise.
…award by the New Zealand Skeptics for her work along with…
Skeptics argue that behaviors that are…
Skeptics such as James Randi suggest…
…Kurtz dubbed him "the skeptic's skeptic".
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Patreon
…24-hour-long podcast with contributions by skeptics from around the world.
We must be skeptics, question what we know by…
A companion podcast, The Skeptics' Guide 5x5 (SGU 5x5 for…

“sceptics”

Category:Indian religious sceptics
…of information to climate change sceptics".
…media and the cynicism of sceptics they had the last laugh,…
Category:British sceptics
…people who are climate (change) sceptics or have doubts about the…
…is probably only a legend; sceptics note that it would have…
…inquiries was that no climate sceptics were on the inquiry teams,…
…as well as vocal climate sceptics.
Earnest Words for Honest Sceptics (1876)
…of the works by Hellenistic sceptics which have survived, noted that…

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