“Tunneling” or “Tunnelling”

Language

Tunneling and tunnelling are both English terms.

Usage

Tunneling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while tunnelling 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
tunneling	95	67	89	94	82	63	0	63	72	0	0	0
tunnelling	5	33	11	6	18	37	0	37	28	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (67 to 33).
• In India, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (89 to 11).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (82 to 18).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (63 to 37).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneling" and "tunnelling".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (63 to 37).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "tunneling" over "tunnelling" (72 to 28).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneling" and "tunnelling".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneling" and "tunnelling".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tunneling" and "tunnelling".

Examples

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