“Unraveling” or “Unravelling”

Language

Unraveling and unravelling are both English terms.

Usage

Unraveling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while unravelling 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
unraveling	90	35	39	70	63	40	0	26	52	0	0	0
unravelling	10	65	61	30	37	60	0	74	48	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "unraveling" over "unravelling" (90 to 10).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "unravelling" over "unraveling".
• In India, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "unravelling" over "unraveling".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "unraveling" over "unravelling" (70 to 30).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "unraveling" over "unravelling" (63 to 37).
• In Australia, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "unravelling" over "unraveling".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unraveling" and "unravelling".
• In Ireland, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "unravelling" over "unraveling".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "unraveling" over "unravelling" (52 to 48).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unraveling" and "unravelling".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unraveling" and "unravelling".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unraveling" and "unravelling".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use unraveling or unravelling with sample sentences.

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