“Counseled” or “Counselled”

Language

Counseled and counselled are both English terms.

Usage

Counseled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while counselled 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
counseled	75	24	40	67	37	25	0	0	0	0	0	0
counselled	25	76	60	33	63	75	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "counseled" over "counselled" (75 to 25).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "counselled" over "counseled".
• In India, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "counselled" over "counseled".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "counseled" over "counselled" (67 to 33).
• In Canada, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "counselled" over "counseled".
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "counselled" over "counseled".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "counseled" and "counselled".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "counseled" and "counselled".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "counselled" over "counseled".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "counseled" and "counselled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "counseled" and "counselled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "counseled" and "counselled".

Examples

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