“Woolen” or “Woollen”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 9 prefer “woolen” and 0 prefer “woollen”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	woolen	woollen	Preference
United States	93	7	“woolen”
United Kingdom	54	46	“woolen”
India	86	14	“woolen”
Philippines	89	11	“woolen”
Canada	86	14	“woolen”
Australia	51	49	“woolen”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	75	25	“woolen”
New Zealand	61	39	“woolen”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“woolen”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“woolen”

…the troops were dressed in woolen uniforms for the British climate.
…c. 1855 by the Hamilton Woolen Mill Company, it is one…
…he became secretary to the Woolen and Worsted Trades Federation, a…
…13 shares in the Salem Woolen Supply Company worth $130, 6…
…the clear opposition of the woolen corporations, which led him to…
…course Belfast Highland Greens, Mini Woolen Mills, and many art studios…
…circa 1855 as the Merchant Woolen Company's Factory Mill Number 2.
Humboldt Bay Woolen Mill manufactured woolen cloth from…
…spinning, weaving and dying the woolen fabric was stretched on wooden…
…in business ventures, including a woolen mill.

“woollen”

…the mid-16th century as the woollen industry grew.
…made his fortune in the woollen trade and became an Alderman…
…the mine and also the woollen mill where she makes a…
…surface, and remnants of a woollen lining on the inner surface.
…as a successful water powered woollen mill which became steam powered…
…the area, it was a woollen industry for local markets.
Collapse of the woollen industry in the mid-19th century…
…were also worn as a woollen legging with layers, as part…
Baize is a coarse woollen cloth.
…or three saw-mills, a grist-mill, woollen factory, and about 700 inhabitants".

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