“Yogurt” or “Yoghurt”

Language

Yogurt and yoghurt are both English terms.

Usage

Yogurt is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while yoghurt 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
yogurt	99	62	84	92	96	49	100	73	50	96	94	100
yoghurt	1	38	16	8	4	51	0	27	50	4	6	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (62 to 38).
• In India, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (92 to 8).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "yoghurt" over "yogurt".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (73 to 27).
• In New Zealand, there is no clear preference between "yogurt" and "yoghurt", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (96 to 4).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (94 to 6).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "yogurt" over "yoghurt" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use yogurt or yoghurt with sample sentences.

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