“Bedeviled” or “Bedevilled”

Language

Bedeviled and bedevilled are both English terms.

Usage

Bedeviled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while bedevilled 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
bedeviled	88	65	25	54	50	43	0	80	43	0	0	0
bedevilled	12	35	75	46	50	57	0	20	57	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "bedeviled" over "bedevilled" (88 to 12).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "bedeviled" over "bedevilled" (65 to 35).
• In India, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "bedevilled" over "bedeviled".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "bedeviled" over "bedevilled" (54 to 46).
• In Canada, there is no clear preference between "bedeviled" and "bedevilled", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "bedevilled" over "bedeviled".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "bedeviled" and "bedevilled".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "bedeviled" over "bedevilled" (80 to 20).
• In New Zealand, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "bedevilled" over "bedeviled".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "bedeviled" and "bedevilled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "bedeviled" and "bedevilled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "bedeviled" and "bedevilled".

Examples

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