“Trialed” or “Trialled”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	trialed	trialled	Preference
United States	86	14	“trialed”
United Kingdom	41	59	“trialled”
India	49	51	“trialled”
Philippines	72	28	“trialed”
Canada	65	35	“trialed”
Australia	40	60	“trialled”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	49	51	“trialled”
New Zealand	43	57	“trialled”
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.

“trialed”

…of televoting in 1998, (initially trialed in 1997 and first implemented…
…key position prospect, Henderson was trialed at various key positions in…
Irampanel was also trialed, originally, for the treatment of…
…of reputable medical publishers have trialed the open peer review concept.
He trialed with Corithians but was not…
Fuel-cell buses are being trialed by several manufacturers in different…
…to the resistance problem was trialed in Arizona, when sterile male…
…goal-line referee's assistants, already being trialed in the UEFA Europa League,…
…the country, they were publicly trialed.
…Force : vehicles are currently trialed and to enter service soon.

“trialled”

…Alexander Dennis Enviro200 was also trialled.
…a feature which had been trialled with limited success in the…
He trialled with the Dallas Cowboys in…
…to the 30 that were trialled in the Super 14.
In January 2002, he trialled with Tottenham Hotspur, appearing for…
…milk tank wagons, then being trialled elsewhere on the GWR.
…police forces in Australia have trialled cameras which have the ability…
He successfully trialled with HamKam in 1989 and…
…of the better known weapons trialled were the seaborne bouncing bomb…
…Blackwood holly was propagated and trialled by Society for Growing Australian…

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