“Counseling” or “Counselling”

Language

Counseling and counselling are both English terms.

Usage

Counseling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while counselling 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
counseling	98	14	13	75	19	10	76	9	12	38	39	46
counselling	2	86	87	25	81	90	24	91	88	62	61	54

• In the United States, there is a preference for "counseling" over "counselling" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In India, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "counseling" over "counselling" (75 to 25).
• In Canada, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In Australia, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "counseling" over "counselling" (76 to 24).
• In Ireland, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In New Zealand, there is a 88 to 12 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In Jamaica, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".
• In Guyana, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "counselling" over "counseling".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use counseling or counselling with sample sentences.

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