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“Enroll” or “Enrol”

Language

Enroll and enrol are both English terms.

Usage

Enroll is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while enrol 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
enroll 99 43 85 88 78 26 0 54 28 100 100 0
enrol 1 57 15 12 22 74 0 46 72 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "enroll" over "enrol" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "enrol" over "enroll".
  • In India, there is a preference for "enroll" over "enrol" (85 to 15).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "enroll" over "enrol" (88 to 12).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "enroll" over "enrol" (78 to 22).
  • In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "enrol" over "enroll".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "enroll" and "enrol".
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "enroll" over "enrol" (54 to 46).
  • In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "enrol" over "enroll".
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "enroll" over "enrol" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "enroll" over "enrol" (100 to 0).
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "enroll" and "enrol".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use enroll or enrol with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “enroll”

  • …opportunities for their children to enroll in the school.
  • …University, and pushed White to enroll there because he felt that…
  • …two moved to California to enroll in UCLA.
  • …a secondary education, students may enroll in a tertiary institution or…
  • Groups would be allowed to enroll in such plans even if…
  • …eligible for but did not enroll in a Part D when…
  • …must take entrance exams to enroll.
  • …of his family tradition to enroll in the competition-examination to gain…
  • …1920s, girls were allowed to enroll as day-students.
  • …to pay health insurers that enroll higher-cost, sicker individuals."

Examples of “enrol”

  • …swimming, plans to retire and enrol in flight training, where he…
  • …educate through school-based provision, however, enrol their children in the reception…
  • In order to increase enrolments in 4th year, Rourke pressured…
  • …school" in which fans could "enrol" in order to receive regular…
  • …is Singapore's first institution to enrol girls, with 11 pupils accepted…
  • That is, the child can enrol in a school at the…
  • …school is also registered to enrol international students, and has had…
  • Once residents enrol, they can use the Aadhaar…
  • …of its campus, expects to enrol on-campus students from 2020.
  • Women were not allowed to enrol on veterinary courses so she…


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