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Comprehensive list of American and British spelling differences About 1,700 roots and derivitives, some of these are alternative (not preferred) spellings among one group or another (Canadians being particularly mercurial). Non-preferred US alternative spellings are marked in red. UK US accessorise accessorised accessorises accessorising acclimatisation acclimatise acclimatised acclimatises acclimatising accoutrements aeon aeons aerogramme aerogrammes aesthete aesthetes aesthetic aesthetically aesthetics aetiology ageing aggrandisement agonise agonised agonises agonising agonisingly almanack almanacks aluminium amortisable amortisation amortisations amortise amortised amortises amortising amphitheatre amphitheatres anaemia anaemic anaesthesia anaesthetic anaesthetics anaesthetise anaesthetised anaesthetises anaesthetising anaesthetist anaesthetists anaesthetize anaesthetized anaesthetizes accessorize accessorized accessorizes accessorizing acclimatization acclimatize acclimatized acclimatizes acclimatizing accouterments eon eons aerogram aerograms esthete esthetes esthetic esthetically esthetics etiology aging aggrandizement agonize agonized agonizes agonizing agonizingly almanac almanacs aluminum amortizable amortization amortizations amortize amortized amortizes amortizing amphitheater amphitheaters anemia anemic anesthesia anesthetic anesthetics anesthetize anesthetized anesthetizes anesthetizing anesthetist anesthetists anesthetize anesthetized anesthetizes
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Page 1: Comprehensive List of American and British Spelling Differences

Comprehensive list of American and British spelling differences

About 1,700 roots and derivitives, some of these are alternative (not preferred) spellings among one group or another (Canadians being particularly mercurial).

Non-preferred US alternative spellings are marked in red.UK US

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accessorizeaccessorizedaccessorizesaccessorizingacclimatizationacclimatizeacclimatizedacclimatizesacclimatizingaccoutermentseoneonsaerogramaerogramsestheteesthetesestheticestheticallyestheticsetiologyagingaggrandizementagonizeagonizedagonizesagonizingagonizinglyalmanacalmanacsaluminumamortizableamortizationamortizationsamortizeamortizedamortizesamortizingamphitheateramphitheatersanemiaanemicanesthesiaanestheticanestheticsanesthetizeanesthetizedanesthetizesanesthetizinganesthetistanesthetistsanesthetizeanesthetizedanesthetizesanesthetizinganaloganalogsanalyzeanalyzedanalyzesanalyzinganglicizeanglicizedanglicizesanglicizingannualized

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plowsplowshareplowsharespolarizationpolarizepolarizedpolarizespolarizingpoliticizationpoliticizepoliticizedpoliticizespoliticizingpopularizationpopularizepopularizedpopularizespopularizingpoufpoufspracticepracticedpracticespracticing presidiumpresidiums pressurizationpressurizepressurizedpressurizespressurizingpretensepretensesprimevalprioritizationprioritizeprioritizedprioritizesprioritizingprivatizationprivatizationsprivatizeprivatizedprivatizesprivatizingprofessionalizationprofessionalizeprofessionalizedprofessionalizesprofessionalizingprogramprogramsprologprologspropagandizepropagandizedpropagandizespropagandizingproselytizeproselytizedproselytizerproselytizersproselytizesproselytizingpsychoanalyzepsychoanalyzedpsychoanalyzespsychoanalyzingpublicizepublicizedpublicizespublicizingpulverizationpulverizepulverized

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pulverisespulverisingpummelledpummellingpyjamapyjamaspzazzquarrelledquarrellingradicaliseradicalisedradicalisesradicalisingrancourrandomiserandomisedrandomisesrandomisingrationalisationrationalisationsrationaliserationalisedrationalisesrationalisingravelledravellingrealisablerealisationrealisationsrealiserealisedrealisesrealisingrecognisablerecognisablyrecognisancerecogniserecognisedrecognisesrecognisingreconnoitrereconnoitredreconnoitresreconnoitringrefuelledrefuellingregularisationregulariseregularisedregularisesregularisingremodelledremodellingremouldremouldedremouldingremouldsreorganisationreorganisationsreorganisereorganisedreorganisesreorganisingrevelledrevellerrevellersrevellingrevitaliserevitalisedrevitalisesrevitalisingrevolutioniserevolutionisedrevolutionisesrevolutionising

pulverizespulverizingpummelpummeledpajamapajamaspizzazzquarreledquarrelingradicalizeradicalizedradicalizesradicalizingrancorrandomizerandomizedrandomizesrandomizingrationalizationrationalizationsrationalizerationalizedrationalizesrationalizingraveledravelingrealizablerealizationrealizationsrealizerealizedrealizesrealizingrecognizablerecognizablyrecognizancerecognizerecognizedrecognizesrecognizingreconnoiterreconnoiteredreconnoitersreconnoiteringrefueledrefuelingregularizationregularizeregularizedregularizesregularizingremodeledremodelingremoldremoldedremoldingremoldsreorganizationreorganizationsreorganizereorganizedreorganizesreorganizingreveledrevelerrevelersrevelingrevitalizerevitalizedrevitalizesrevitalizingrevolutionizerevolutionizedrevolutionizesrevolutionizing

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rhapsodiserhapsodisedrhapsodisesrhapsodisingrigourrigoursritualisedrivalledrivallingromanticiseromanticisedromanticisesromanticisingrumourrumouredrumourssabresabressaltpetresanitisesanitisedsanitisessanitisingsatirisesatirisedsatirisessatirisingsavioursaviourssavoursavouredsavouriessavouringsavourssavouryscandalisescandalisedscandalisesscandalisingscepticscepticalscepticallyscepticismscepticssceptresceptresscrutinisescrutinisedscrutinisesscrutinisingsecularisationsecularisesecularisedsecularisessecularisingsensationalisesensationalisedsensationalisessensationalisingsensitisesensitisedsensitisessensitisingsentimentalisesentimentalisedsentimentalisessentimentalisingsepulchresepulchresserialisationserialisationsserialiseserialisedserialisesserialising

rhapsodizerhapsodizedrhapsodizesrhapsodizingrigorrigorsritualizedrivaledrivalingromanticizeromanticizedromanticizesromanticizingrumorrumoredrumorssabersaberssaltpetersanitizesanitizedsanitizessanitizingsatirizesatirizedsatirizessatirizingsaviorsaviorssavorsavoredsavoriessavoringsavorssavoryscandalizescandalizedscandalizesscandalizingskepticskepticalskepticallyskepticismskepticssceptersceptersscrutinizescrutinizedscrutinizesscrutinizingsecularizationsecularizesecularizedsecularizessecularizingsensationalizesensationalizedsensationalizessensationalizingsensitizesensitizedsensitizessensitizingsentimentalizesentimentalizedsentimentalizessentimentalizingsepulchersepulchers serializationserializationsserializeserializedserializesserializing

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sermonisesermonisedsermonisessermonisingshovelledshovellingshrivelledshrivellingsignalisesignalisedsignalisessignalisingsignalledsignallingsmouldersmoulderedsmoulderingsmoulderssnivelledsnivellingsnorkelledsnorkellingsnowploughsnowploughssocialisationsocialisesocialisedsocialisessocialisingsodomisesodomisedsodomisessodomisingsolemnisesolemnisedsolemnisessolemnisingsombrespecialisationspecialisationsspecialisespecialisedspecialisesspecialisingspectrespectresspiralledspirallingsplendoursplendourssquirrelledsquirrellingstabilisationstabilisestabilisedstabiliserstabilisersstabilisesstabilisingstandardisationstandardisestandardisedstandardisesstandardisingstencilledstencillingsterilisationsterilisationssterilisesterilisedsterilisersteriliserssterilisessterilisingstigmatisation

sermonizesermonizedsermonizessermonizingshoveledshovelingshriveledshrivelingsignalizesignalizedsignalizessignalizingsignaledsignalingsmoldersmolderedsmolderingsmolderssniveledsnivelingsnorkeledsnorkelingsnowplowsnowplowsocializationsocializesocializedsocializessocializingsodomizesodomizedsodomizessodomizingsolemnizesolemnizedsolemnizessolemnizingsomberspecializationspecializationsspecializespecializedspecializesspecializingspecterspectersspiraledspiralingsplendorsplendorssquirreledsquirrelingstabilizationstabilizestabilizedstabilizerstabilizersstabilizesstabilizingstandardizationstandardizestandardizedstandardizesstandardizingstenciledstencilingsterilizationsterilizationssterilizesterilizedsterilizersterilizerssterilizessterilizingstigmatization

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stigmatisestigmatisedstigmatisesstigmatisingstoreystoreyssubsidisationsubsidisesubsidisedsubsidisersubsidiserssubsidisessubsidisingsuccoursuccouredsuccouringsuccourssulphatesulphatessulphidesulphidessulphursulphuroussummarisesummarisedsummarisessummarisingswivelledswivellingsymbolisesymbolisedsymbolisessymbolisingsympathisesympathisedsympathisersympathiserssympathisessympathisingsynchronisationsynchronisesynchronisedsynchronisessynchronisingsynthesisesynthesisedsynthesisersynthesiserssynthesisessynthesisingsyphonsyphonedsyphoningsyphonssystematisationsystematisesystematisedsystematisessystematisingtantalisetantalisedtantalisestantalisingtantalisinglytasselledtechnicolourtemporisetemporisedtemporisestemporisingtenderisetenderisedtenderisestenderisingterrorise

stigmatizestigmatizedstigmatizesstigmatizingstorystoriessubsidizationsubsidizesubsidizedsubsidizersubsidizerssubsidizessubsidizingsuccorsuccoredsuccoringsuccorssulfatesulfatessulfidesulfidessulfursulfuroussummarizesummarizedsummarizessummarizingswiveledswivelingsymbolizesymbolizedsymbolizessymbolizingsympathizesympathizedsympathizersympathizerssympathizessympathizingsynchronizationsynchronizesynchronizedsynchronizessynchronizingsynthesizesynthesizedsynthesizersynthesizerssynthesizessynthesizingsiphonsiphonedsiphoningsiphonssystematizationsystematizesystematizedsystematizessystematizingtantalizetantalizedtantalizestantalizingtantalizinglytasseledtechnicolortemporizetemporizedtemporizestemporizingtenderizetenderizedtenderizestenderizingterrorize

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terrorisedterrorisesterrorisingtheatretheatregoertheatregoerstheatrestheorisetheorisedtheorisestheorisingtonnetonnestowelledtowellingtoxaemiatranquillisetranquillisedtranquillisertranquilliserstranquillisestranquillisingtranquillitytranquillizetranquillizedtranquillizertranquillizerstranquillizestranquillizingtranquillytransistorisedtraumatisetraumatisedtraumatisestraumatisingtravelledtravellertravellerstravellingtraveloguetravelogues trialledtriallingtricolourtricolourstrivialisetrivialisedtrivialisestrivialisingtumourtumourstunnelledtunnellingtyrannisetyrannisedtyrannisestyrannisingtyretyresunauthoriseduncivilisedunderutilisedunequalledunfavourableunfavourablyunionisationunioniseunionisedunionisesunionisingunorganisedunravelledunravellingunrecognisableunrecognised

terrorizedterrorizesterrorizingtheatertheatergoertheatergoerstheaterstheorizetheorizedtheorizestheorizingtontonstoweledtowelingtoxemiatranquilizetranquilizedtranquilizertranquilizerstranquilizestranquilizingtranquilitytranquilizetranquilizedtranquilizertranquilizerstranquilizestranquilizingtranquilitytransistorizedtraumatizetraumatizedtraumatizestraumatizingtraveledtravelertravelerstravelingtravelogtravelogs trialedtrialingtricolortricolorstrivializetrivializedtrivializestrivializingtumortumorstunneledtunnelingtyrannizetyrannizedtyrannizestyrannizingtiretiresunauthorizeduncivilizedunderutilizedunequaledunfavorableunfavorablyunionizationunionizeunionizedunionizesunionizingunorganizedunraveledunravelingunrecognizableunrecognized

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unrivalledunsavouryuntrammelledurbanisationurbaniseurbanisedurbanisesurbanisingutilisableutilisationutiliseutilisedutilisesutilisingvalourvandalisevandalisedvandalisesvandalisingvaporisationvaporisevaporisedvaporisesvaporisingvapourvapoursverbaliseverbalisedverbalisesverbalisingvictimisationvictimisevictimisedvictimisesvictimisingvideodiscvideodiscsvigourvisualisationvisualisationsvisualisevisualisedvisualisesvisualisingvocalisationvocalisationsvocalisevocalisedvocalisesvocalisingvulcanisedvulgarisationvulgarisevulgarisedvulgarisesvulgarisingwaggonwaggonswatercolourwatercoloursweaselledweasellingwesternisationwesternisewesternisedwesterniseswesternisingwomanisewomanisedwomaniserwomaniserswomaniseswomanisingwoollenwoollens

unrivaledunsavoryuntrammeledurbanizationurbanizeurbanizedurbanizesurbanizingutilizableutilizationutilizeutilizedutilizesutilizingvalorvandalizevandalizedvandalizesvandalizingvaporizationvaporizevaporizedvaporizesvaporizingvaporvaporsverbalizeverbalizedverbalizesverbalizingvictimizationvictimizevictimizedvictimizesvictimizingvideodiskvideodisksvigorvisualizationvisualizationsvisualizevisualizedvisualizesvisualizingvocalizationvocalizationsvocalizevocalizedvocalizesvocalizingvulcanizedvulgarizationvulgarizevulgarizedvulgarizesvulgarizingwagonwagonswatercolorwatercolorsweaseledweaselingwesternizationwesternizewesternizedwesternizeswesternizingwomanizewomanizedwomanizerwomanizerswomanizeswomanizingwoolenwoolens

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woollieswoollyyodelledyodellingyoghourtyoghourtsyoghurtyoghurts

woolieswoolyyodeledyodelingyogurtyogurtsyogurtyogurts

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