“Trialing” or “Trialling”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “trialing” and 4 prefer “trialling”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	trialing	trialling	Preference
United States	82	18	“trialing”
United Kingdom	40	60	“trialling”
India	60	40	“trialing”
Philippines	0	0	Not enough data
Canada	66	34	“trialing”
Australia	42	58	“trialling”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	46	54	“trialling”
New Zealand	42	58	“trialling”
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.

“trialing”

After about three years of trialing various sports, she settled on…
…of the Indian I-League after trialing with the side.
…on 22 January 2015, after trialing with Bidvest Wits F.C.
…further proving Zabriskie's outstanding time trialing skills.
After trialing with Seattle Sounders FC of…
…both road racing and time trialing in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
…to a few unsuccessful spells trialing in Europe.
…competitive element is called time trialing.
…person subsequently require an antipsychotic, trialing a low dose of a…
…group says, "private investors are trialing various programs such as electronic…

“trialling”

…Spain with Brenes Balompié, before trialling with United Soccer League side…
…in road racing and time trialling.
…Athletic, he returned to Spain, trialling with Albacete Balompié in March…
…with Western Sydney Wanderers, after trialling with the club.
The start of the trialling period was planned for 2011.
…carried John Harrison, who was trialling his first marine timekeeper 'H1'.
…Bremen striker Joseph Akpala was trialling at the club though ultimately…
After trialling the system in 2007–08, LNR…
…years, since then it is trialling a three-year update period.
After trialling several breeds, beagles were chosen…

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