“Councilors” or “Councillors”

Language

Councilors and councillors are both English terms.

Usage

Councilors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while councillors 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
councilors	65	5	8	96	10	9	0	6	11	13	0	0
councillors	35	95	92	4	90	91	0	94	89	87	100	100

• In the United States, there is a preference for "councilors" over "councillors" (65 to 35).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 95 to 5 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In India, there is a 92 to 8 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "councilors" over "councillors" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In Australia, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "councilors" and "councillors".
• In Ireland, there is a 94 to 6 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In Jamaica, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".
• In Guyana, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "councillors" over "councilors".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use councilors or councillors with sample sentences.

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