“Fulfill” or “Fulfil”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 10 prefer “fulfill” and 0 prefer “fulfil”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	fulfill	fulfil	Preference
United States	90	10	“fulfill”
United Kingdom	51	49	“fulfill”
India	78	22	“fulfill”
Philippines	89	11	“fulfill”
Canada	81	19	“fulfill”
Australia	59	41	“fulfill”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	52	48	“fulfill”
New Zealand	64	36	“fulfill”
Jamaica	67	33	“fulfill”
Trinidad & Tobago	68	32	“fulfill”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“fulfill”

…individual having been engineered to fulfill a specific role.
To fulfill this vow, he chose to…
…so Alice can try to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming…
…still had one obligation to fulfill before being allowed to return…
…act as her guardian and fulfill her dying wish by overseeing…
…which had been used to fulfill the demand of the city.
…them to go forth to fulfill His Great Commission.
The server could not fulfill the request due to some…
…have issues and which would fulfill Howard's contract with the team.
…it would allow him to fulfill his greatest desire—to settle down…

“fulfil”

…potential buyer was unable to fulfil the terms of sale.
…by her husband, refusing to fulfil her marital duties.
…the supplier, they do not fulfil the order as they have…
…considered the senior judge, and fulfil an analogous role.
…depend directly on biodiversity to fulfil their daily subsistence needs.
…one that was painted to fulfil the commission of 1483.
…use all necessary measures to fulfil the mandate.
…engines technically in order to fulfil the needs of the users…
…but Freddie Stocks did not fulfil the promise he showed in
…rights and freedoms, she cannot fulfil her public and private missions…

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