“Quarreling” or “Quarrelling”

Language

Quarreling and quarrelling are both English terms.

Usage

Quarreling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while quarrelling 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
quarreling	84	42	40	67	71	31	0	0	26	0	100	0
quarrelling	16	58	60	33	29	69	0	0	74	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "quarreling" over "quarrelling" (84 to 16).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "quarrelling" over "quarreling".
• In India, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "quarrelling" over "quarreling".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "quarreling" over "quarrelling" (67 to 33).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "quarreling" over "quarrelling" (71 to 29).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "quarrelling" over "quarreling".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreling" and "quarrelling".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreling" and "quarrelling".
• In New Zealand, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "quarrelling" over "quarreling".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreling" and "quarrelling".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "quarreling" over "quarrelling" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "quarreling" and "quarrelling".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use quarreling or quarrelling with sample sentences.

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