“Penciled” or “Pencilled”

Language

Penciled and pencilled are both English terms.

Usage

Penciled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while pencilled 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
penciled	82	31	49	100	64	34	0	0	0	0	0	0
pencilled	18	69	51	0	36	66	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "penciled" over "pencilled" (82 to 18).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "pencilled" over "penciled".
• In India, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "pencilled" over "penciled".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "penciled" over "pencilled" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "penciled" over "pencilled" (64 to 36).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "pencilled" over "penciled".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "penciled" and "pencilled".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "pencilled" over "penciled".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "pencilled" over "penciled".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "penciled" and "pencilled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "penciled" and "pencilled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "penciled" and "pencilled".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use penciled or pencilled with sample sentences.

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