Words with alternative spellings

Words with alternative spellings
The following words can be spelled in two ways. The commonest spelling is given first.
acknowledgement - acknowledgment, adrenalin - adrenaline, adviser - advisor, ambience - ambiance, annex - annexe, artefact - artifact, balk - baulk, banister - bannister, by-law - bye-law, caffeine - caffein, carcass - carcase, castor - caster, caviar - caviare, chaperone - chaperon, chilli - chili, cipher - cypher, conjurer - conjuror, connection - connexion, curtsy - curtsey, dexterous - dextrous, dispatch - despatch, douse - dowse, duffel coat - duffle coat, dyke - dike, forego - forgo, gram - gramme, grandad - granddad, granny - grannie, guerrilla - guerilla, gypsy - gipsy, hiccup - hiccough, hippie - hippy, hooray - hurray, icon - ikon, impostor - imposter, inflection - inflexion, jibe - gibe, judgement - judgment, kilogram - kilogramme, likeable - likable, liquorice - licorice, mackintosh - macintosh, mantelpiece - mantlepiece, milligram - milligramme, movable - moveable, Muslim - Moslem, nosy - nosey, OK - okay, phoney - phony, saccharine - saccharin, sheikh - sheik, siphon - syphon, swap - swop, veranda - verandah
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`Racket' can be spelled `racquet' when used to refer to a bat with strings which is used for playing a game such as tennis or squash.
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Two words have alternative spellings in British English only:
jail — gaol, wagon — waggon
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In American English, the spellings `jail' and `wagon' are used.
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Two words have three possible spellings:
hello — hallo — hullo, yoghurt — yoghourt — yogurt
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◊ '-ise' and '-ize'
Many verbs can end in either `-ise' or `-ize'. For information on this, see section on `-ise' and `-ize' in entry at Spelling.
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For information on differences between British and American spellings, see entry at Spelling.
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