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“Tire” or “Tyre”

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).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “tire” and 7 prefer “tyre”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country tire tyre Preference
United States 99 1 “tire”
United Kingdom 15 85 “tyre”
India 10 90 “tyre”
Philippines 93 7 “tire”
Canada 100 0 “tire”
Australia 16 84 “tyre”
Liberia 62 38 “tire”
Ireland 20 80 “tyre”
New Zealand 18 82 “tyre”
Jamaica 41 59 “tyre”
Trinidad & Tobago 41 59 “tyre”
Guyana 61 39 “tire”
Usage

Examples in context

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

“tire”

  • …was attributed to a burst tire.
  • …after Jamie McMurray cut a tire, veered off and collided with…
  • …Arthur F. Walters, a Firestone tire dealer in Manheim, met to…
  • Nearly all tires now have their size shown…
  • …compressed air launch or drive tire.
  • 1971 - jointed Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as a…
  • …in the day due to tire problems, used the "bump-and-run" to…
  • …Stacey returned to the Canadian Tire series with sponsorship from Bully's…
  • …Stenhouse, Jr. suffered a right-rear tire blowout and spun down into…
  • A cut tire disabled the steering on Marlin's…

“tyre”

  • He suffered a tyre failure, caused by debris on…
  • …end of Lock Road, off Tyre Road (CR 372) southeast of
  • …of travel of a rolling tyre due to its camber angle…
  • …Furnaces on the Island Site, Tyre".
  • …the foundation stone for Apollo Tyres' ₹1,800-crore tyre factory in Andhra
  • …copies of Maximinus's rescript, in Tyre, Arycanda (Aykiriçay, Turkey), and Colbasa.
  • …produced New Zealand's first pneumatic tyre in 1948.
  • …quite difficult to know which tyre to put on but overall…
  • In the period 1956–1964, typical tyre grip increased by 40%, resulting…
  • …conditions" notice in order for tyre changes to occur normally.

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