“Rivaling” or “Rivalling”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “rivaling” and 2 prefer “rivalling”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	rivaling	rivalling	Preference
United States	91	9	“rivaling”
United Kingdom	42	58	“rivalling”
India	69	31	“rivaling”
Philippines	100	0	“rivaling”
Canada	100	0	“rivaling”
Australia	45	55	“rivalling”
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.

“rivaling”

…girl is sold to a rivaling courtesan house, where she is…
…Fiji Islanders, employ chip designs rivaling those of Europe in variety.
…disadvantage with respect to the rivaling Twin Cities.
…was a cheerleader at the rivaling Picher High School.
…a level of species diversity rivaling that of any other primate
…1851 after bitter clashes between rivaling clans, which claimed many lives…
…had to deal with his rivaling Silesian relative Duke Henry III…
…black community in the 1930s, rivaling both agriculture and domestic service…
…to build a search engine rivaling those of Google and Yahoo…
…craft of the album and rivaling it with the Heartbreakers' Damn…

“rivalling”

Archduke Leopold William of Austria, rivalling Catholic Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric…
…high jump champion in 1972, rivalling with Endre Kelemen and István
…light in Zafar, the number rivalling that at Adulis and Aqaba.
…finest cafés, also after the rivalling Café Bauer opened vis-à-vis in
…for around 100 million passengers, rivalling London Waterloo in Central London.
…also a significant tourist destination, rivalling major coastal cities and resorts.
…and flyability in other respects rivalling its conventional competitor the Hawker…
…records sold in large numbers rivalling those of other stars of…
…European multi-ethnic empire, emulating and rivalling Imperial Russia to the east.
…throw caution to the winds, rivalling the lieto fine conclusions to…

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