“Fulfillment” or “Fulfilment”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	fulfillment	fulfilment	Preference
United States	95	5	“fulfillment”
United Kingdom	51	49	“fulfillment”
India	76	24	“fulfillment”
Philippines	88	12	“fulfillment”
Canada	89	11	“fulfillment”
Australia	61	39	“fulfillment”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	64	36	“fulfillment”
New Zealand	65	35	“fulfillment”
Jamaica	79	21	“fulfillment”
Trinidad & Tobago	72	28	“fulfillment”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“fulfillment”

…secured requirement determination and requirement fulfillment.
…sublime principles and enable the fulfillment of man's obligations both to…
…but have lapsed in the fulfillment of the required CPE or…
…Bahá'í cycle, or Cycle of Fulfillment, which will last at least…
…that the deposits represent the fulfillment of a contract with supernatural…
In fulfillment of a promise Eliade made…
This was the fulfillment of the verse “God will…
…the mother's own lack of fulfillment, a side effect of the…
…that he works for personal fulfillment.
…not trying to find total fulfillment through marriage and motherhood alone,…

“fulfilment”

…full autonomy and only with fulfilment of conditions to guarantee that,…
Human Longing and Fulfilment: East Encounters West.
…Bay into Namibian territory, in fulfilment of Security Council resolution 432.
Shankhini (Conch Girl ): Fulfilment of any desire.
…like Mary, Maria also finds fulfilment outside of marriage, in an…
Israel Fulfilment of Prophecy Says The Bible.
…a Kharar Khani Pathan in fulfilment of a vow.
He is the German fulfilment.
…Am the Walrus" as the fulfilment of the band's "guiding principle"…
…or small groups for personal fulfilment.

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