“Councilor” or “Councillor”

Language

Councilor and councillor are both English terms.

Usage

Councilor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while councillor 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
councilor	71	7	14	95	14	14	0	7	18	18	18	0
councillor	29	93	86	5	86	86	0	93	82	82	82	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "councilor" over "councillor" (71 to 29).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 93 to 7 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In India, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "councilor" over "councillor" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In Australia, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "councilor" and "councillor".
• In Ireland, there is a 93 to 7 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In Jamaica, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "councillor" over "councilor".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "councilor" and "councillor".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use councilor or councillor with sample sentences.

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