“Marvelous” or “Marvellous”

Language

Marvelous and marvellous are both English terms.

Usage

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).

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
marvelous	98	44	66	93	90	57	0	60	63	86	78	0
marvellous	2	56	34	7	10	43	0	40	37	14	22	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "marvellous" over "marvelous".
• In India, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (66 to 34).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (90 to 10).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (57 to 43).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "marvelous" and "marvellous".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (60 to 40).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (63 to 37).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (86 to 14).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "marvelous" over "marvellous" (78 to 22).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "marvelous" and "marvellous".

Examples

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