“Quarreled” or “Quarrelled”

Language

Quarreled and quarrelled are both English terms.

Usage

Quarreled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while quarrelled 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
quarreled	78	26	32	70	64	43	0	0	0	0	0	0
quarrelled	22	74	68	30	36	57	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "quarreled" over "quarrelled" (78 to 22).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "quarrelled" over "quarreled".
• In India, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "quarrelled" over "quarreled".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "quarreled" over "quarrelled" (70 to 30).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "quarreled" over "quarrelled" (64 to 36).
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "quarrelled" over "quarreled".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreled" and "quarrelled".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "quarrelled" over "quarreled".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreled" and "quarrelled".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreled" and "quarrelled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreled" and "quarrelled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreled" and "quarrelled".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use quarreled or quarrelled with sample sentences.

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