Litre/Liter
Centre/Center
Hello!
Why these words have different spelling:
litre/liter,
centre/center?
Which version is used more frequently?
Thank you!

Question

Litre/Liter
Centre/Center
Hello! 
Why these words have different spelling:
litre/liter, 
centre/center? 
Which version is used more frequently? 
Thank you!

Answer

As Gerard says it's British English v American English.  In every day life most places will accept either.  Here are some further examples (British first):

- grey/gray
- colour/color
- cheque/check (we Brits use the second as a verb, but the first as a noun), so you could check the details on a cheque for example.

Answer

Thank you Gerard! Is it the same for centre/center?

Answer

"Liter" is the spelling used in American English. "Litre" is the spelling used in Standard English.

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