“Dueling” or “Duelling”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 11 prefer “dueling” and 0 prefer “duelling”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	dueling	duelling	Preference
United States	98	2	“dueling”
United Kingdom	71	29	“dueling”
India	70	30	“dueling”
Philippines	92	8	“dueling”
Canada	85	15	“dueling”
Australia	73	27	“dueling”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	76	24	“dueling”
New Zealand	73	27	“dueling”
Jamaica	100	0	“dueling”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“dueling”
Guyana	100	0	“dueling”

Usage

Examples in context

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

“dueling”

…Navy Lieutenant Renshaw prosecuted for dueling.
…world as 1 through his dueling.
…cameo in the Thor novel Dueling With Giants.
…Declan, Ray reacted to Yuya's dueling from within the reactor and…
…for the first time in Dueling, Aster becomes torn between Yusho's…
…Commons duelist who often used dueling to teach people to get…
California later passed laws against dueling, with enhanced punishment if the…
…To Be So Sad with dueling guitars courtesy of David Grissom…
"Dueling Arnolds" - 0:23
…over the dragons prior to dueling Declan, Yuya comes to understand…

“duelling”

…the last fatality in Canadian duelling history, shot by a fellow…
…to do with gambling and duelling.
…of England's upper classes, especially duelling, suicide, adultery and gambling.
…who is goaded into unwisely duelling with Cesario and who is…
…Royal Navy lieutenant, discharged for duelling, and would like to be…
…strongly against the custom of duelling.
…- one of the last duelling deaths in Scotland.
The company manufactures replicas of duelling pistols and Harper's Ferry pistols.
…a strict Royal ban on duelling.
Duelling (Scotland) Act 1819 c. 70

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