“Imperiled” or “Imperilled”

Language

Imperiled and imperilled are both English terms.

Usage

Imperiled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while imperilled 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
imperiled	92	44	49	81	69	29	0	0	0	0	0	0
imperilled	8	56	51	19	31	71	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "imperiled" over "imperilled" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "imperilled" over "imperiled".
• In India, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "imperilled" over "imperiled".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "imperiled" over "imperilled" (81 to 19).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "imperiled" over "imperilled" (69 to 31).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "imperilled" over "imperiled".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "imperiled" and "imperilled".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "imperiled" and "imperilled".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "imperiled" and "imperilled".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "imperiled" and "imperilled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "imperiled" and "imperilled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "imperiled" and "imperilled".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use imperiled or imperilled with sample sentences.

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