Aeroplane versus Airplane

What is the Difference Between Aeroplane and Airplane?


When to Use Airplane

An airplane is a flying vehicle. At any given point, there are thousands of airplanes in the sky at once. Some of these vehicles transport cargo, and others are passenger airplanes.

The word airplane is sometimes shortened to simply plane. Aircraft is a synonym, which functions as both a singular or plural noun.

Airplane is only singular.

Its plural is airplanes.

When to Use Aeroplane

Aeroplane is an alternative spelling of the same word. Specifically, it is the way British English users would spell it.

Summary

Is it aeroplane or airplane? Aeroplane and airplane are two ways to spell a singular noun that means a flying vehicle with wings and an engine.

Airplane is the American spelling.

Aeroplane is the British spelling.


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