“Graveled” or “Gravelled”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “graveled” and 3 prefer “gravelled”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	graveled	gravelled	Preference
United States	83	17	“graveled”
United Kingdom	21	79	“gravelled”
India	16	84	“gravelled”
Philippines	100	0	“graveled”
Canada	0	0	Not enough data
Australia	0	100	“gravelled”
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.

“graveled”

…roads that are only occasionally graveled.
…its center constructed, and four graveled walks laid out.
…connected to the highway by graveled roads.
…the southern road section was graveled from Manning to the Levy;…
…Highway in the valley was graveled.
…is also provided either through graveled or concreted, one-lane or two-lane
…1915, and they regraded and graveled the road in 1919.
…paths with bulldozers for new graveled roads.
…only small sections of lightly graveled or bitumen roads across the…
…1861, the majority had been graveled, and tollgates briefly established between…

“gravelled”

…at the end of a gravelled track, off a country lane…
…airport, consisting of a 1,480-metre gravelled airstrip and a small building…
…lawns were supposed to be gravelled.
A gravelled drive continues from the loop,…
…Council was accommodated in the gravelled service area.
…building, with access along a gravelled pathway.
…and /or the drive were gravelled.
At 61, Lulu's gravelled growl can still level entire…
…with box-bordered cross and saltire gravelled paths.
By 1937, this road was gravelled to west of Upper Fraser,…

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