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American and British English spelling differences

The following pages will show you differences in the spelling of British English and American English words. The words
are in alphabetical order. Words
R-Z are on this page. For the other words please click on the requested letters.

A-FG-PR-Z

Differences between US / American English (AE) & British English  (BE)

American English (AE) British English (BE)
German

railroad
realtor, real estate agent
RV, recreational vehicle, camper
regular
rent
rent out
re-run(TV)
restroom
résumé, CV, curriculum vitae
review
robe, bathrobe
round-trip ticket, return ticket

schedule
Secretary of the Interior
sedan, limo
shopping cart
sick
sidewalk
silent partner
squad car
station wagon
student
subway
sunroom
suspenders

tailpipe, exhaust pipe
third-class mail, printed matter
thumb-tack
tow-truck
traffic circle
trash
Treasury Secretary
truck
trunk
turn signal, blinker
tuxedo, tux

undershirt
underwear

vacation
vest
vocational school

wallet
windshield
workweek
wrench

yard

zip code
zipper
zucchini

railway
estate agent
camper van
normal
rent/ hire
rent out, hire out
repeat
toilet
CV
revision
dressing gown
return ticket

timetable
Home Secretary
saloon
shopping trolley
ill
pavement
sleeping partner
patrol car
estate car
pupil
underground, tube
conservatory
braces

exhaust pipe
printed matter
drawing pin
breakdown-vehicle
roundabout
rubbish
Chancellor of the Exchequer
lorry
boot
indicator
dinner-jacket

vest
pants

holiday
waistcoat
technical college

purse
windscreen
working week
spanner

garden

postcode, postal code
zip
courgette

Eisenbahn
Grundstücksmakler
Wohnmobil
normal / mittel (bei Bestellungen)
mieten
vermieten
Wiederholung
Toilette
Lebenslauf
Wiederholung (Stoff)
Morgenmantel
Rückfahrkarte

Stundenplan
Innenminister
Limousine
Einkaufswagen
krank
Gehweg
stiller Gesellschafter
Streifenwagen
Kombi
Schüler
U-Bahn
Wintergarten
Hosenträger

Auspuffrohr
Drucksache
Reißnagel
Abschleppwagen
Kreisverkehr
Abfall, Müll
Finanzminister
Lastwagen
Kofferraum
Blinker
Smoking

Unterhemd
Unterhose

Urlaub
Weste
Berufsschule

Geldbeutel
Windschutzscheibe
Arbeitswoche
Schraubenschlüssel

Garten

Postleitzahl
Reißverschluss
Zucchini

           

 


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