“Specters” or “Spectres”

Language

Specters and spectres are both English terms.

Usage

Specters is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while spectres 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
specters	49	32	41	70	32	23	0	36	26	0	0	0
spectres	51	68	59	30	68	77	0	64	74	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "spectres" over "specters".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "spectres" over "specters".
• In India, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "spectres" over "specters".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "specters" over "spectres" (70 to 30).
• In Canada, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "spectres" over "specters".
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "spectres" over "specters".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specters" and "spectres".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "spectres" over "specters".
• In New Zealand, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "spectres" over "specters".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specters" and "spectres".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specters" and "spectres".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specters" and "spectres".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use specters or spectres with sample sentences.

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