“Leveling” or “Levelling”

Language

Leveling and levelling are both English terms.

Usage

Leveling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while levelling 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
leveling	98	61	68	95	88	72	0	65	78	95	92	100
levelling	2	39	32	5	12	28	0	35	22	5	8	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (61 to 39).
• In India, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (68 to 32).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (72 to 28).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "leveling" and "levelling".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (65 to 35).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (78 to 22).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (95 to 5).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (92 to 8).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "leveling" over "levelling" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use leveling or levelling with sample sentences.

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