“Theaters” or “Theatres”

Language

Theaters and theatres are both English terms.

Usage

Theaters is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while theatres 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
theaters	83	13	40	82	37	30	0	32	32	73	65	80
theatres	17	87	60	18	63	70	0	68	68	27	35	20

• In the United States, there is a preference for "theaters" over "theatres" (83 to 17).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "theatres" over "theaters".
• In India, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "theatres" over "theaters".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "theaters" over "theatres" (82 to 18).
• In Canada, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "theatres" over "theaters".
• In Australia, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "theatres" over "theaters".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theaters" and "theatres".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "theatres" over "theaters".
• In New Zealand, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "theatres" over "theaters".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "theaters" over "theatres" (73 to 27).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "theaters" over "theatres" (65 to 35).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "theaters" over "theatres" (80 to 20).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use theaters or theatres with sample sentences.

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