“Counseling” or “Counselling”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “counseling” and 9 prefer “counselling”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	counseling	counselling	Preference
United States	98	2	“counseling”
United Kingdom	14	86	“counselling”
India	13	87	“counselling”
Philippines	75	25	“counseling”
Canada	19	81	“counselling”
Australia	10	90	“counselling”
Liberia	76	24	“counseling”
Ireland	9	91	“counselling”
New Zealand	12	88	“counselling”
Jamaica	38	62	“counselling”
Trinidad & Tobago	39	61	“counselling”
Guyana	46	54	“counselling”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“counseling”

…assisted in organization and politically counseling them in ways which brought…
…and has made achievements in counseling students to participate in academic…
…Deloitte a key role in counseling the adoption of "strategic billing"…
…directly supported HIV testing and counseling for more than 11 million…
- Whyte, Cassandra Bolyard, "Effective Counseling Methods for High-Risk College Freshmen",…
…leading to careers in teaching, counseling, criminal justice, health promotion, legal…
Journal of Counseling & Development, v78 n2, pp162–171.
Gerontological Counseling
…command, letters of reprimand, formal counseling and extensive retraining".
…woman had submitted to state-regulated counseling intended to discourage termination and…

“counselling”

…28% - about free psychological counselling and legal aid at the…
…surveys exploring the nature of counselling across cultures and various ethnic…
…postgraduate certificate in psychotherapy and counselling from Regents College in London.
…business and leadership, children's programs, counselling, group facilitation, horticulture, Indigenous peoples,…
…well as trauma and bereavement counselling.
…is seen attending Sister Pete's counselling sessions.
social work and counselling;
…advocacy, education for public and counselling for survivors.
…Marschall von Bieberstein was pragmatic, counselling a conciliatory approach.
…and abusive management situations through counselling, education and assistance in accordance…

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