“Panelist” or “Panellist”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “panelist” and 0 prefer “panellist”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	panelist	panellist	Preference
United States	99	1	“panelist”
United Kingdom	62	38	“panelist”
India	91	9	“panelist”
Philippines	97	3	“panelist”
Canada	86	14	“panelist”
Australia	62	38	“panelist”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	72	28	“panelist”
New Zealand	100	0	“panelist”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“panelist”

…popular role, as a regular panelist on the game show Blankety
He first appeared as a panelist in 1951, about a year…
López was also a panelist of the political debate TV…
…is also a lecturer and panelist and has authored publications on…
…Line?, and as a guest panelist on the June 16, 1957,
…in which NCP requests the panelist to install software onto their…
He is also a frequent panelist on Special Report with Bret
…six times, and was a panelist six other times before becoming
…as a guest host and panelist for a post screening Q&A.
She was also a panelist on quiz shows.

“panellist”

…since 2002 as a regular panellist, and on BBC Radio 4's…
…replaced Georgie Thompson as regular panellist on the blue team due…
Only his fellow panellist Alexei Sayle agreed; the others…
– game show, regular panellist, ITV, 1990
…formerly joined by once regular panellist and Sky Sports F1 presenter…
…became the first openly transgender panellist to appear on the BBC's…
Speaker and invited panellist: ‘ Industry panel discussion: How…
…also appears regularly as a panellist on the Five topical debate…
Judith Keppel, quiz panellist, first million-pound winner of Who…
…he has been a regular panellist on the ABC television sports…

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