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“Unraveling” or “Unravelling”

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).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country unraveling unravelling Preference
United States 90 10 “unraveling”
United Kingdom 35 65 “unravelling”
India 39 61 “unravelling”
Philippines 70 30 “unraveling”
Canada 63 37 “unraveling”
Australia 40 60 “unravelling”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 26 74 “unravelling”
New Zealand 52 48 “unraveling”
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.

“unraveling”

  • …chemistry of the stratosphere and unraveling the mystery of the Antarctic…
  • …and magic to stop the Unraveling.
  • Will begins unraveling an apparent conspiracy with threatening…
  • Heart of Darkness, Unraveling the Mysteries of the Invisible…
  • …role of a detective by "unraveling clues and references that may…
  • The Great Unraveling
  • The Andropause Mystery: unraveling truths about the male menopause.
  • "Unraveling"
  • …a fallen hero charged with unraveling a series of divine riddles.
  • …Resources Canada Old-growth boreal forests: unraveling the mysteries

“unravelling”

  • In Shifting Sands: The Unravelling of the Old Order in…
  • …other geneotypes), has made the unravelling of the phylogeographic history of…
  • Unravelling ties
  • …on water has focussed on unravelling the critical roles of how…
  • Alternative Development: Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change.
  • …entre FDI and Domestic Investment: Unravelling the Development Impact of Foreign…
  • …crisis that shows the long-present unravelling in the protagonists' lives.
  • "The Unravelling" – 10:58
  • To prevent fraying or unravelling, the ends of a rope…
  • …Mysteries of Science (2005) and Unravelling the Mind of God: Mysteries…

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