“Jewelers” or “Jewellers”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “jewelers” and 8 prefer “jewellers”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	jewelers	jewellers	Preference
United States	97	3	“jewelers”
United Kingdom	13	87	“jewellers”
India	1	99	“jewellers”
Philippines	56	44	“jewelers”
Canada	20	80	“jewellers”
Australia	7	93	“jewellers”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	7	93	“jewellers”
New Zealand	7	93	“jewellers”
Jamaica	38	62	“jewellers”
Trinidad & Tobago	24	76	“jewellers”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“jewelers”

By the 17th century, jewelers were creating locket rings in…
…the Goldschmiedeschule mit Uhrmacherschule Pforzheim (Jewelers and Watchmakers School of Pforzheim);…
…craftsmen; from calligraphers, metal workers, jewelers, carpenters, designers and engineers.
Dimitrios Jewelers in Lake Forest is also…
…months without pay at the jewelers Currier & Trott and then…
…Shell filling station (now a jewelers), Asheville, 1928
…the architect of record include Jewelers Row Tower, 220 Central Park…
The Independence Jewelers were a minor league baseball…
Seattle Times: (Feb. 12, 2008) "Jewelers oppose Alaska mine"
…a member of the Armenian Jewelers Association.

“jewellers”

Jewellers found that by using a…
…to stay in the California desert.
Pure Gold Jewellers' corporate social responsibility has been…
…pool, doctor's surgery, and jeweller's workshop.
He ran Rasikh Gems & Jewellers at Bangalore until moving to…
…an advertisement for Willie Ross Jewellers on north street.
Jewellers, glassbead makers, and many others…
Category:American jewellers
…Steel & Sons Ltd, wholesale jewellers, silversmiths, cutlers, watch-makers and opticians,…
…an armed robbery on a jewellers and plans it so that…

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