{"id":23984,"date":"2024-08-18T20:02:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T01:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=23984"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:35:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T16:35:30","slug":"british-vs-american-english-spelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/british-vs-american-english-spelling\/","title":{"rendered":"British vs. American English Spelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s learn the major spelling differences between British English and American English, with example words:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-british-vs-american-spelling\/\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>-our (British English) vs. -or (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong><\/span> colour, flavour, honour, labour, neighbour, odour, rumour, savour, valour<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> color, flavor, honor, labor, neighbor, odor, rumor, savor, valor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>-re (British English) vs. -er (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong><\/span> centre, fibre, litre, metre, meagre, spectre, theatre<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> center, fiber, liter, meter, meager, specter, theater<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13920\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lesson19f-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lesson19f-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/lesson19f-1-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This place is spelled THEATRE in British English, THEATER in American English<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>-ise (British English) vs. -ize (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong> <\/span>apologise, realise, recognise, organise, prioritise, criticise, specialise, sympathise<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> apologize, realize, recognize, organize, prioritize, criticize, specialize, sympathize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>-yse (British English) vs. -yze (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong> <\/span>analyse, catalyse, paralyse<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> analyze, catalyze, paralyze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-british-vs-american-spelling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-british-vs-american-spelling\/\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>-ence (British English) vs. -ense (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong><\/span> defence, offence, pretence<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong> <\/span>defense, offense, pretense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a few words, British English makes a spelling difference between the noun and verb forms, whereas American English does not:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">British English:<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>licence (n.) and license (v.), practice (n.) and practise (v.)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">American English:<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>license (n. and v.), practice (n. and v.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23987\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/piano-7890735_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/piano-7890735_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/piano-7890735_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In British English, he&#8217;s practising the piano. In American English, he&#8217;s practicing the piano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>-ogue (British English) vs. -og (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong><\/span> dialogue, monologue, catalogue<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> dialog, monolog, catalog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>ae\/oe (British English) vs. e (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong><\/span> aeon, anaemia, anaesthesia, coeliac, diarrhoea, faeces, gynaecology, leukaemia, oesophagus, oestrogen, paediatric<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> eon, anemia, anesthesia, celiac, diarrhea, feces, gynecology, leukemia, esophagus, estrogen, pediatric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23988\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/doctor-6497498_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/doctor-6497498_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/doctor-6497498_640-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A doctor specializing in kids is a paediatrician (British English) or a pediatrician (American English).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>ll (British English) vs. l (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong> <\/span>cancelled, travelled, dialled, counsellor, quarrelled, signalling, equalling, modelling<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong> <\/span>canceled, traveled, dialed, counselor, quarreled, signaling, equaling, modeling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>l (British English) vs. ll (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong> <\/span>enrol, fulfilment, instalment, skilful, wilful<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> enroll, fulfillment, installment, skillful, willful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>&#8220;e&#8221; (British English) vs. no &#8220;e&#8221; (American English):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong><\/span> ageing, likeable, sizeable, unshakeable<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0aging, likable, sizable, unshakable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-british-vs-american-spelling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-24061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/british-american-spelling-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-british-vs-american-spelling\/\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Other words spelled differently in British vs. American English:<\/h4>\n<p>Some of these also include pronunciation differences, such as &#8220;a &#8211; lu &#8211; MIN &#8211; i &#8211; um&#8221; (British English) vs. &#8220;a &#8211; LU &#8211; min &#8211; um&#8221; (American English)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>British English:<\/strong><\/span> aeroplane, aluminium, cheque, cosy, fillet, jewellery, kerb, moustache, plough, programme, pyjamas, sceptical, speciality, sulphur, tyre<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>American English:<\/strong><\/span> airplane, aluminum, check, cozy, filet, jewelry, curb, mustache, plow, program, pajamas, skeptical, specialty, sulfur, tire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Learn more:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/british-english-vs-american-english-pronunciation\/\"><em>British vs. American Pronunciation<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/british-english-vs-american-english-vocabulary\/\"><em>British vs. American Vocabulary<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/academy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ee-academy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s learn the major spelling differences between British English and American English, with example words: Download lesson PDF -our (British English) vs. -or (American English): British English: colour, flavour, honour, labour, neighbour, odour, rumour, savour, valour American English: color, flavor, honor, labor, neighbor, odor, rumor, savor, valor -re (British English) vs. -er (American English): British 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