“Dialing” or “Dialling”

Language

Dialing and dialling are both English terms.

Usage

Dialing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while dialling 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
dialing	95	41	77	83	85	58	100	50	63	79	100	0
dialling	5	59	23	17	15	42	0	50	37	21	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "dialling" over "dialing".
• In India, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (83 to 17).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (58 to 42).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is no clear preference between "dialing" and "dialling", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (63 to 37).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (79 to 21).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "dialing" over "dialling" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dialing" and "dialling".

Examples

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