“Traveler” or “Traveller”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “traveler” and 6 prefer “traveller”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	traveler	traveller	Preference
United States	87	13	“traveler”
United Kingdom	23	77	“traveller”
India	13	87	“traveller”
Philippines	63	37	“traveler”
Canada	62	38	“traveler”
Australia	13	87	“traveller”
Liberia	29	71	“traveller”
Ireland	15	85	“traveller”
New Zealand	30	70	“traveller”
Jamaica	56	44	“traveler”
Trinidad & Tobago	53	47	“traveler”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“traveler”

…1662, by the Ottoman Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi, who described it…
…to him as "a great traveler, both on land and paper".
…"pair" of individuals: the path traveler (Pāli: maggattha) and the fruit…
…or future for the time traveler when they return home.
…scenery of North America, a traveler must go by foot.
…TCIP), and SAE J2354 Advanced Traveler Information Systems standards.
A traveler and amateur naturalist, he regains…
National Geographic Travelers main competitors are Condé Nast…
"The Arkansas Traveler sketch in Vaudeville", America's Library
This story, of a traveler who falls in love with…

“traveller”

…depreciate his merits as a traveller and naturalist, for the belief…
George Sandys (born 1578), English traveller, colonist and poet, the seventh…
In this case, the traveller may choose to stay in…
…John (1735, 2nd edition) Suffolk Traveller.
…the score entered on the traveller.
Porphyrius Uspensky (1804–1885), Russian traveller and theologian
…fiction roleplaying games such as Traveller, Shadowrun and Heavy Gear (the…
He also tells the traveller of his poor family and…
A Traveller in Italy is situated in…
The Arkansas Traveller

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