“Swiveling” or “Swivelling”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “swiveling” and 5 prefer “swivelling”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	swiveling	swivelling	Preference
United States	90	10	“swiveling”
United Kingdom	31	69	“swivelling”
India	49	51	“swivelling”
Philippines	100	0	“swiveling”
Canada	70	30	“swiveling”
Australia	38	62	“swivelling”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	33	67	“swivelling”
New Zealand	35	65	“swivelling”
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.

“swiveling”

Swiveling couplers enable the entire operation…
…hand-crafted round wooden box with swiveling lid.
…that Topo IB "controls" the swiveling insofar as that it has…
…"walked" the moai forward by swiveling and rocking it from side…
…hung between two huge pedestal-mounted swiveling arms fixed to five-axle bogies.
…tail wheels and later on, swiveling wheels.
…his hips and legs by swiveling his torso, supporting himself with…
…belly and tail turrets, plus swiveling single guns in the waist…
…of occurring each time the swiveling 5'-OH end comes in close…
…an automatic watch houses a swiveling metal or brass "plate" that…

“swivelling”

It features a 360° swivelling 2.5" LCD display, a 2.8x…
…articulated locomotive with two separate swivelling engine units, arranged back to…
…known as a swiveling lens, swivelling lens, and rotating lens.
It is affixed to the swivelling suspender by means of claws…
…that whenever possible, a single, swivelling light should be used, rather…
…thermometers are attached to a swivelling handle which allows them to…
…Fairlie design were kept; the swivelling driven truck for a greater…
…in cosmetic design with two swivelling legs, inserted into soft-ground.
…not seen before, including a swivelling midsection that allows it a…
…and the other two on swivelling mounts on the beam.

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