“Counselors” or “Counsellors”

Language

Counselors and counsellors are both English terms.

Usage

Counselors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while counsellors 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
counselors	99	15	36	94	31	17	0	13	16	49	58	0
counsellors	1	85	64	6	69	83	0	87	84	51	42	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "counselors" over "counsellors" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "counsellors" over "counselors".
• In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "counsellors" over "counselors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "counselors" over "counsellors" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "counsellors" over "counselors".
• In Australia, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "counsellors" over "counselors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "counselors" and "counsellors".
• In Ireland, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "counsellors" over "counselors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "counsellors" over "counselors".
• In Jamaica, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "counsellors" over "counselors".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "counselors" over "counsellors" (58 to 42).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "counselors" and "counsellors".

Examples

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