“Tire” or “Tyre”

Language

Tire and tyre are both English terms.

Usage

Tire is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while tyre 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
tire	99	15	10	93	100	16	62	20	18	41	41	61
tyre	1	85	90	7	0	84	38	80	82	59	59	39

• In the United States, there is a preference for "tire" over "tyre" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "tyre" over "tire".
• In India, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "tyre" over "tire".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "tire" over "tyre" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "tire" over "tyre" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "tyre" over "tire".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "tire" over "tyre" (62 to 38).
• In Ireland, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "tyre" over "tire".
• In New Zealand, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "tyre" over "tire".
• In Jamaica, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "tyre" over "tire".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "tyre" over "tire".
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "tire" over "tyre" (61 to 39).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use tire or tyre with sample sentences.

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