“Signaled” or “Signalled”

Language

Signaled and signalled are both English terms.

Usage

Signaled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while signalled 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
signaled	94	35	39	78	61	35	0	0	33	0	0	0
signalled	6	65	61	22	39	65	0	100	67	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "signaled" over "signalled" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "signalled" over "signaled".
• In India, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "signalled" over "signaled".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "signaled" over "signalled" (78 to 22).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "signaled" over "signalled" (61 to 39).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "signalled" over "signaled".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "signaled" and "signalled".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "signalled" over "signaled".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "signalled" over "signaled".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "signaled" and "signalled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "signaled" and "signalled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "signaled" and "signalled".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use signaled or signalled with sample sentences.

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