Spelling differences between
American and British English



our or
or--------------------------------VS---------------------------our
American-------------------------------------------------------------British

color--------------------------------------------------colour
favorite---------------------------------------------------favourite
honor-----------------------------------------------honour


se ze
ze---------------------------------VS-----------------------------se

American-------------------------------------------------------------British

analyze----------------------------------------------analyse
criticize----------------------------------------------------criticise
memorize----------------------------------------memorise


l ll
LL---------------------------------VS-----------------------------L

American-------------------------------------------------------------British

enrollment--------------------------------------enrolment
fulfill---------------------------------------------------------fulfil
skillful-----------------------------------------------skilful


re er
er------------------VS-----------------re

American------------------------British

center---------------------------------centre
meter-----------------------------metre
theater-----------------theatre


ogue og
og---------------VS-------------ogue

American-------------------------British

analog--------------------------analogue
catalog--------------------------catalogue
dialog-------------------dialogue


oeorae e
e----------------------VS-------------------oeorae

American----------------------------British

encylopedia-------------------encylopaedia
maneuver---------------------------manoeuver
medieval-----------------mediaeval


que ckork
ckork--------------VS----------------que

American----------------------British

bank-----------------------banque
check-----------------------cheque
checker------------chequer


ence ense
ense-------------------VS---------------ence

American-------------------------------British

defense--------------------defence
license---------------------------licence


others

American----------------------------British

aging-----------------------ageing
argument------------------arguement
judgment-----------------judgement
jewelry----------------jewellery
draft--------------------------draught
pajamas----------------pyjamas
plow------------------------plough
program-------------programme
tire------------------tyre


In British English words that end in-lpreceded by a vowel usually double the-lwhen a suffix is added while in American English the letter is not doubled The letter will double if the stress is on the second syllable
l l l
Base Word------------- American---------------British

counsel----------------counseling------------counselling

equal--------------------equaling---------------equalling
model------------------modeling--------------modelling
quarrel-----------------quarreling------------quarrelling
signal--------------------signaling---------------signalling
travel--------------------traveling---------------travelling
excel------------------excelling-------------excelling
propel-----------------propelling-------------propelling


t ed
ed---------VS------------t

Base Word----------- American---------British

dream-------dreamed----------dreamt
leap--------------leaped-------------leapt
learn------------learned-----------learnt


ed
base form---------VS-----------ed

Base Word------------- American----------British

fit--------------------fit-----------fitted
forecast--------------forecast--------forecasted
wed------------wed----------wedded
knit------------knit--------knitted


irregular form-------------VS-----------ed

Base Word---------- American----------British

light--------------lit---------lighted
strive-----------strove-----------strived