“Penciling” or “Pencilling”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “penciling” and 2 prefer “pencilling”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	penciling	pencilling	Preference
United States	80	20	“penciling”
United Kingdom	34	66	“pencilling”
India	78	22	“penciling”
Philippines	100	0	“penciling”
Canada	0	0	Not enough data
Australia	0	100	“pencilling”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“penciling”

…Dazzler #12, Tartaglione returned to penciling for the first time in…
…so tired perhaps you'll excuse penciling", explaining she woke before four…
…first work for DC Comics, penciling the first issue of The…
…(Jan. 1986), with Pat Broderick penciling the two subsequent issues.
…this line includes writing and penciling the mini-series Barb Wire: Ace…
…he assisted Wood on the penciling of "Dynamo Battles Dynavac" (reprinted…
…with Marvel that found him penciling suspense, adventure, sports and crime…
…Batman for six years (1987–1993), penciling Detective Comics from 1987–1990, then…
…comic book industry in 1990, penciling and inking the Cyberad series…
…Lieber contributed some degree of penciling on the daily and Sunday…

“pencilling”

…in 2018, Saviuk took over pencilling the daily strip as well.
…Puffin Graphics and filling in pencilling Nikolai Dante for 2000 AD.
…Ms. Marvel and took over pencilling duties from David Aja on…
In addition to his regular pencilling, Kremer contributed animation storyboards, pencilled,…
…and armchair railway barons liked pencilling in lines across maps.
…issue #8 and has been pencilling since.
…bookended the Marvel Fanfare series, pencilling a short Daredevil story in…
He retired from pencilling the strip in July 2018.
…series in 2006, with Byrne pencilling the first three issues.
…eroded nasal spine and a pencilling of the foot bone.

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