Some important words which differ in spelling are:
Words with –re ending
British English (BE) words that end in -re often end in -er in American English (AE):
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| centre | center |
| fibre | fiber |
| litre | liter |
| theatre | (may be) theater |
Words with -our ending
British English words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English:
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| colour | color |
| flavour | flavor |
| humour | humor |
| labour | labor |
| neighbour | neighbor |
Words with -ize or -ise ending
Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end are always spelled with -ize at the end in American English:
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| apologize or apologise | apologize |
| organize or organise | organize |
| recognize or recognise | recognize |
Words with -yse ending
Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always spelled -yze in American English:
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| analyse | analyze |
| breathalyse | breathalyze |
| paralyse | paralyze |
Words ending in a vowel plus l
In British spelling, verbs ending in a vowel plus l double the l when adding endings that begin with a vowel. In American English, the l is not doubled:
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| travel | travel |
| travelled | traveled |
| travelling | traveling |
| traveller | traveler |
| fuel | fuel |
| fuelled | fueled |
| fuelling | fueling |
Words spelled with double vowels
British English words that are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are just spelled with an e in American English:
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| leukaemia | leukemia |
| manoeuvre | maneuver |
| oestrogen | estrogen |
| paediatric | pediatric |
Note that in American English, certain terms, such as archaeology, keep the ae spelling as standard, although the spelling with just the e (i.e. archeology) is usually acceptable as well.
Nouns with -ence ending
Some nouns that end with -ence in British English are spelled -ense in American English:
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| defence | defense |
| licence | license |
| offence | offense |
| pretence | pretense |
Nouns with -ogue ending
Some nouns that end with -ogue in British English end with either -og or -ogue in American English:
| BE | AE |
|---|---|
| analogue | analog |
| catalogue | catalog |
| dialogue | dialog |
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