“Counselor” or “Counsellor”

Language

Counselor and counsellor are both English terms.

Usage

Counselor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while counsellor 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
counselor	99	27	58	93	46	26	100	23	25	65	70	75
counsellor	1	73	42	7	54	74	0	77	75	35	30	25

• In the United States, there is a preference for "counselor" over "counsellor" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "counsellor" over "counselor".
• In India, there is a preference for "counselor" over "counsellor" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "counselor" over "counsellor" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "counsellor" over "counselor".
• In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "counsellor" over "counselor".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "counselor" over "counsellor" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "counsellor" over "counselor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "counsellor" over "counselor".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "counselor" over "counsellor" (65 to 35).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "counselor" over "counsellor" (70 to 30).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "counselor" over "counsellor" (75 to 25).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use counselor or counsellor with sample sentences.

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