50 AMERICAN AND BRITIAN
ENGLISH WITH THE SAME MEANING BUT DIFFERENT SPELLING
With
reference to the oxford dictionary: British English (BRE) that ends in (-re)
often ends in (-er) in American English (AME)
1. Centre - BRE Center- AME
2. Fibre- BRE Fiber- AME
3. Litre-BRE liter-AME
4. Theatre-BRE theater-
AME
5. Manoeuvre- BRE Manoeuver-AME
British
English (BRE) ending in (-our) usually end in (-or) in American English (AME)
6. Colour-BRE Color- AME
7. Flavour- BRE Flavor- AME
8. Favour- BRE Favor- AME
9. Humour- BRE Humor-
AME
10. Labour-BRE Labor-AME
11. Neighbour-BRE Neighbor-AME
12. Parlour- BRE Parlor-AME
13. Savour-BRE Savor-AME
14. Armour-BRE Armor-AME
15. Behaviour-BRE Behavior-AME
16. Clamour-BRE Clamor-
AME
17. Detour- BRE Detor-
AME’
18. Contour- BRE Contor-AME
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.
19. Apologize/Apologise- BRE Apologize-
AME
20. Organize/Organise-BRE Organize-AME
21. Recognize/Recognise-BRE Recognize-AME
22. Prioritize/ Prioritise-BRE Prioritize-AME
23. Economize/Economise-BRE Economize-AME
24. Sanitize/Sanitise-BRE Sanitize-AME
Verbs in
British English that end in (-yse) are always spelled (-yze) in AME
25. Analyse- BRE Analyze-AME
26. Breathalyse-BRE Breathalyze-AME
27. Catalyse-BRE Catalyze-AME
28. Paralyse-BRE Paralyze-AME
29. Hydrolyse-BRE Hydrolyze-AME
30. Dialyse-BRE Dialyze-AME
31. Electrolyse-BRE Electrolyze-AME
32. Psychoanalyse-BRE Psychoanalyze-AME
In
British English, verbs ending in a vowel plus (l) double the (l) when adding
endings that begins with a vowel. In American English the (l) is not doubled.
33. Travel
Travelled-BRE Traveled-AME
34. Fuel
Fuelled-BRE Fueled-AME
In
British English words spelled with double vowel (ae/oe) are just spelled with
an (e) in American English.
35. Leukaemia-BRE Leukemia-AME
36. Manoeuvre-BRE Maneuvre-AME
37. Oestrogen-BRE Estrogen-AME
38. Paediatric-BRE Pediatric-AME
39. Anaemia-BRE Anemia-AME
40. Archaeology-BRE Archeology-AME
Some
nouns that end in (-ence) in British English are spelled (-ense) in AME
41. Defence-BRE Defense-AME
42. Licence-BRE License-AME
43. Offence-BRE Offense-AME
44. Pretence-BRE Pretense-AME
Some
nouns that end in (-ogue) in BRE end with either (-og or -ogue) in AME
45. Analogue-BRE Analog/Analogue-AME
46. Catalogue-BRE Catalog/Catalogue-AME
47. Dialogue-BRE Dialog/Dialogue-AME
48. Epilogue-BRE Epilog/Epilogue-AME
49. Prologue-BRE Prolog/Prologue-AME
50. Homologue-BRE Homolog/Homologue-AME
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