“Canceling” or “Cancelling”

Language

Canceling and cancelling are both English terms.

Usage

Canceling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while cancelling 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
canceling	24	5	7	9	11	5	0	6	6	21	16	0
cancelling	76	95	93	91	89	95	0	94	94	79	84	0

• In the United States, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 95 to 5 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In India, there is a 93 to 7 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In the Philippines, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In Canada, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In Australia, there is a 95 to 5 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "canceling" and "cancelling".
• In Ireland, there is a 94 to 6 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In New Zealand, there is a 94 to 6 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In Jamaica, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "cancelling" over "canceling".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "canceling" and "cancelling".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use canceling or cancelling with sample sentences.

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