“Spiraling” or “Spiralling”

Language

Spiraling and spiralling are both English terms.

Usage

Spiraling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while spiralling 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
spiraling	90	35	39	79	64	42	0	34	41	0	0	0
spiralling	10	65	61	21	36	58	0	66	59	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "spiraling" over "spiralling" (90 to 10).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "spiralling" over "spiraling".
• In India, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "spiralling" over "spiraling".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "spiraling" over "spiralling" (79 to 21).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "spiraling" over "spiralling" (64 to 36).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "spiralling" over "spiraling".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "spiraling" and "spiralling".
• In Ireland, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "spiralling" over "spiraling".
• In New Zealand, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "spiralling" over "spiraling".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "spiraling" and "spiralling".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "spiraling" and "spiralling".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "spiraling" and "spiralling".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use spiraling or spiralling with sample sentences.

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