Here are some of the common American and British spellings that cause confusion and errors for students. Please note that in India, we generally tend to use the British spellings, but there is a trend towards the American spellings now.
| American Spelling | British Spelling |
| acknowledgment | acknowledgement |
| catalog | catalogue |
| check | cheque |
| color | colour |
| favor | favour |
| hemoglobin | haemoglobin |
| humor | humour |
| installment | instalment |
| jewelry | jewellery |
| judgment | judgement |
| labor | labour |
| meter | metre |
| neighbor | neighbour |
| pajama | pyjama |
| parlor | parlour |
| program | programme |
| rumor | rumour |
| theater | theatre |
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