“Counselor” or “Counsellor”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “counselor” and 5 prefer “counsellor”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	counselor	counsellor	Preference
United States	99	1	“counselor”
United Kingdom	27	73	“counsellor”
India	58	42	“counselor”
Philippines	93	7	“counselor”
Canada	46	54	“counsellor”
Australia	26	74	“counsellor”
Liberia	100	0	“counselor”
Ireland	23	77	“counsellor”
New Zealand	25	75	“counsellor”
Jamaica	65	35	“counselor”
Trinidad & Tobago	70	30	“counselor”
Guyana	75	25	“counselor”

Usage

Examples in context

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

“counselor”

…and often acted as a counselor.
…Cause Rúhíyyih Khanum, then Continental Counselor Adib Taherzadeh, music and presentations…
…Secretary of Commerce, as the Counselor (Acting) of the State Department,…
…Hyrum (Joseph Smith's brother); first counselor in the First Presidency, William…
…serves as something of a counselor to the members of that…
…Michael Fassbender as the eponymous Counselor as well as Penélope Cruz,…
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
…as Geheimen Sanitätsrat (privy medical counselor) in 1896.
…Head of Laundry and a counselor
…he had served as a counselor in the first stake presidency…

“counsellor”

…the United States as the counsellor of the Dutch Embassy in…
…Doat, Seigneur de Doat, Knight, Counsellor to the King on his…
…interest by the federal ethics counsellor stemming from the fact that…
…later he held positions of Counsellor, Canadian Embassy, Washington (1982–1986), Head…
…he was appointed a Privy Counsellor and from 1788 to 1795…
…and subsequently as a student counsellor, till 1924 when, having reached…
…2001-2005, he served as the counsellor and later, the chargé d'affaires…
…by the Comintern as "military counsellor" to help the Republic as…
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1806.
…Universal to film the similar Counsellor at Law.

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