“Initialed” or “Initialled”

Language

Initialed and initialled are both English terms.

Usage

Initialed is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while initialled 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
initialed	73	35	57	100	65	49	0	0	0	0	0	0
initialled	27	65	43	0	35	51	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "initialed" over "initialled" (73 to 27).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "initialled" over "initialed".
• In India, there is a preference for "initialed" over "initialled" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "initialed" over "initialled" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "initialed" over "initialled" (65 to 35).
• In Australia, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "initialled" over "initialed".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "initialed" and "initialled".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "initialed" and "initialled".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "initialled" over "initialed".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "initialed" and "initialled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "initialed" and "initialled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "initialed" and "initialled".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use initialed or initialled with sample sentences.

Trends

📈 See Trends