“Fulfills” or “Fulfils”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “fulfills” and 0 prefer “fulfils”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	fulfills	fulfils	Preference
United States	94	6	“fulfills”
United Kingdom	52	48	“fulfills”
India	74	26	“fulfills”
Philippines	89	11	“fulfills”
Canada	81	19	“fulfills”
Australia	55	45	“fulfills”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“fulfills”

Vice-president - fulfills the duties of the president…
…six years later, Jack essentially fulfills his own prophecy by appointing…
This ministry fulfills these obligations in coordination with…
Later, April fulfills a promise she made earlier…
It fulfills you and it makes you…
Iwamura also fulfills some "stand-in" roles as Izumi…
…mission and, as a result, fulfills a unique and vital role…
…is a water-soluble compound that fulfills several roles in living systems.
…eligible after each mission that fulfills the following requirements:
…an arbitrary projective plane, which fulfills the incidence condition of Pascal's…

“fulfils”

Thus, for example, Vigdís fulfils the trope of the final…
The design fulfils the requirement to be high…
…marriage for economic reasons; she fulfils her desire for love and…
…Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee fulfils a similar function for Local…
…of cooperation, efficacy, and solidarity, fulfils its mission of coordinating the…
It fulfils, to a degree that one…
This agreement fulfils all those objectives.
…an act of worship that fulfils emotional and physical needs, and…
If he fulfils this function, the Architect of…
…is divided over whether Pop fulfils its intentions of being part…

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