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“Marvelous” or “Marvellous”

Marvelous is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while marvellous is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 9 prefer “marvelous” and 1 prefer “marvellous”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country marvelous marvellous Preference
United States 98 2 “marvelous”
United Kingdom 44 56 “marvellous”
India 66 34 “marvelous”
Philippines 93 7 “marvelous”
Canada 90 10 “marvelous”
Australia 57 43 “marvelous”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 60 40 “marvelous”
New Zealand 63 37 “marvelous”
Jamaica 86 14 “marvelous”
Trinidad & Tobago 78 22 “marvelous”
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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

“marvelous”

  • …and the Mechanoids while Captain Marvelous takes the God's Eye from…
  • …sense of humor and a marvelous fund of reminiscence, and was…
  • …similar sentiments, remarking the film's "marvelous" pacing and sustainment of suspense.
  • He ran fifth to winner Marvelous Crown in a field of…
  • …Sphere and was sold to Marvelous Entertainment in 2006, who co-funded
  • …of struggle, progress, influence and marvelous growth.
  • …Amazon Prime's television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
  • …Marterie on the Wing album Marvelous Marterie.
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • …Powers described the work as "marvelous".

“marvellous”

  • Marvellous book
  • …one man, Mr. Marconi...and his marvellous invention."
  • The name "Out of the Marvellous" comes from Heaney's poem "Lightenings
  • A marvellous achievement that earned the respect…
  • He felt that a marvellous adventure had been wasted on…
  • …legends about this beneficial and marvellous water.
  • …Richard Otley said: "It was marvellous.
  • …a special CD maxi single "Marvellous & Mine Natural Selection" which…
  • …and a digital download of Marvellous was released on 1 December
  • The Age of the Marvellous, 2009 at All Visual Arts

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