“Imperiled” or “Imperilled”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	imperiled	imperilled	Preference
United States	92	8	“imperiled”
United Kingdom	44	56	“imperilled”
India	49	51	“imperilled”
Philippines	81	19	“imperiled”
Canada	69	31	“imperiled”
Australia	29	71	“imperilled”
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.

“imperiled”

…the loan, and whether it imperiled the S&L's financial stability.
…wild population decreases of the imperiled species conserved at the center…
…North American minnows are considered imperiled.
…disagreements, including that of Modai, imperiled the government coalition.
…existence of the government is imperiled if it fails to observe…
…the attackers and reached the imperiled soldiers.
Imperiled heroines in need of rescue…
…colleagues' view that Judaism was imperiled, that the threat of schism…
…scenarios where women were similarly imperiled as pure victims or pawns…
None of the imperiled is a mound builder like…

“imperilled”

…at the University of Alberta: "Imperilled Muslim Women, Dangerous Muslim Men…
…wrote that it was "seriously imperilled by a singular translation".
Morris, Justice Imperilled
…the assistance of fellow climbers imperilled in the mountains."
…its core competencies are now imperilled".
Due to its imperilled status, it is identified by…
Christian civilisation was mortally imperilled by the poison of communism.
…the assistance of fellow climbers imperilled in the mountains."
…the Outer Banks was further imperilled by poor weather and the…
…the survival of the railroad imperilled by any one of his…

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