“Rivaling” or “Rivalling”

Language

Rivaling and rivalling are both English terms.

Usage

Rivaling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while rivalling 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
rivaling	91	42	69	100	100	45	0	0	0	0	0	0
rivalling	9	58	31	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "rivaling" over "rivalling" (91 to 9).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "rivalling" over "rivaling".
• In India, there is a preference for "rivaling" over "rivalling" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "rivaling" over "rivalling" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "rivaling" over "rivalling" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "rivalling" over "rivaling".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rivaling" and "rivalling".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rivaling" and "rivalling".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rivaling" and "rivalling".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rivaling" and "rivalling".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rivaling" and "rivalling".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rivaling" and "rivalling".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use rivaling or rivalling with sample sentences.

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