“Instill” or “Instil”

Language

Instill and instil are both English terms.

Usage

Instill is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while instil 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
instill	94	58	76	95	82	60	0	60	66	100	100	0
instil	6	42	24	5	18	40	0	40	34	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (58 to 42).
• In India, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (82 to 18).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (60 to 40).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "instill" and "instil".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (60 to 40).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (66 to 34).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "instill" over "instil" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "instill" and "instil".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use instill or instil with sample sentences.

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