“Tunneled” or “Tunnelled”

Language

Tunneled and tunnelled are both English terms.

Usage

Tunneled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while tunnelled 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
tunneled	92	48	89	88	79	49	0	0	0	0	0	0
tunnelled	8	52	11	12	21	51	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "tunneled" over "tunnelled" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "tunnelled" over "tunneled".
• In India, there is a preference for "tunneled" over "tunnelled" (89 to 11).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "tunneled" over "tunnelled" (88 to 12).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "tunneled" over "tunnelled" (79 to 21).
• In Australia, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "tunnelled" over "tunneled".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneled" and "tunnelled".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneled" and "tunnelled".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneled" and "tunnelled".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneled" and "tunnelled".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneled" and "tunnelled".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneled" and "tunnelled".

Examples

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