British -our vs.

American or difference

British -re vs.

American -er
difference

British -ae/-oe/-oeu vs.

American
-e/-o/-eu difference

Armour

armor

Behavior

behavior

amphitheatr amphitheate
e
r

Colour

color

centimetre

centimeter

Favourite

favorite

centre

center

Flavor

flavor

fibre

fiber

Harbor

harbor

kilometre

kilometer

Honour

honor

litre

liter

Humour

humor

lustre

luster

Labour

labor

louvre

louver

Neighbour

neighbor

manoeuvre

maneuver

Rumour

rumor

metre

meter

palaeontolog paleontolog
y
y

Savior

savior

spectre

specter

toxaemia

theatre

theater

British -se vs. American zedifference*

British -l vs. American ll difference

Analyse

analyze

enrolment

enrollment

Apologise

apologize

fulfil

fulfill

Appetizer

appetizer

instalment

installment

Catalyse

catalyze

skilful

skillful

civilise,
civilization

civilize,
civilization

colonise,
colonisation

colonize,
colonization

Criticize

criticize

British -ll vs. American l difference

counsellor

counselor

archaeology

archeology

gynaecology gynecology
leukaemia

leukemia

manoeuvre

maneuver

mediaeval

medieval

mementoes

mementos

oestrogen

estrogen

orthopaedic

orthopedic

paediatric

pediatric

toxemia

British -ogue vs.

American
-og difference
analogue

analog

catalogue

catalog

dialogue

dialog

monologue

monolog

British ence vs.

American
-ense difference

Emphasise

emphasize

fuelled

fueled

defence*

Organize

organize

travelling

traveling

parallelled

paralleled

quarrelling

quarreling

license (bot
licence(noun
h
)
noun and
license(verb)
verb)

popularise,
popularize,
popularisatio popularizatio
n
n
prise

prize

realise

realize

Recognize

recognize

British -dge/-gue vs.

American -dg/-gu)

defense

offence*

offense

pretence

pretense

British -gramme vs. American gram difference

judgement

judgment

arguement

argument

programme (noun)
(TV/radio programme or
programme of events plans, conferences, a
theatre programme etc.)

British -que vs. American

-k/ck difference
Banque

bank

cheque (money)

check

program

programme (verb) (to

instruct)

program (-mm-)

program (programme)
(computer program)

program

gram (gramme)

gram

kilogram (kilogramme)

kilogram

Miscellaneous spelling differences

British

American

British

American

ageing

aging

mould

mold

aluminium

aluminum

mum, mummy
(mom, mam)

mom, mommy

encyclopaedia

encyclopedia omelette

kerb (edge of
roadway or
pavement)
curb (verb means
"restrain")

curb (both
noun and
verb)

omelet

practice (both
practise (verb),
noun and
practising,
verb),
practice (noun)
practicing

draught (current of
draft
air)

pyjamas

pajamas

grey

gray

plough

plow

sulphur or sulfur

sulfur

tyre

tire

jewellery

jewelery

sceptic

skeptic

marvellous

marvelous

woollen

woolen