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This is a list of British English words that have different American English spellings, for example, colour (British English) and color (American English). Word pairs are listed with the British English version first, in italics, followed by the American English version: spelt, spelled; Derived words often, but not always, follow their root.
The following list, of about 350 words, is based on documented lists [4] [10] of the top 100, 200, or 400 [3] most commonly misspelled words in all variants of the English language, rather than listing every conceivable misspelled word. Some words are followed by examples of misspellings:
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
[6] [181] The British spelling is dominant in Australia. Whatever the spelling is, the word has different pronunciations: / ˈ j ɒ ɡ ər t / in the UK, / ˈ j oʊ ɡ ər t / in New Zealand, the US, Ireland, and Australia. The word comes from the Turkish language word yoğurt. [182]
This year's list included a politician, entertainers, an athlete and the winning word from this year's Spelling Bee. At the Scripps National Spelling Bee in June, Dev Shah correctly spelled ...
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z
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The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the United States. The competition began in 1925, [ 1 ] and was initially organized by The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky , until the Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company ...