“Shoveling” or “Shovelling”

Language

Shoveling and shovelling are both English terms.

Usage

Shoveling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while shovelling 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
shoveling	97	65	73	89	67	64	0	61	64	100	0	0
shovelling	3	35	27	11	33	36	0	39	36	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (65 to 35).
• In India, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (73 to 27).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (89 to 11).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (67 to 33).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (64 to 36).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "shoveling" and "shovelling".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (61 to 39).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (64 to 36).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "shoveling" over "shovelling" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "shoveling" and "shovelling".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "shoveling" and "shovelling".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use shoveling or shovelling with sample sentences.

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