Canadian, British and American Spelling   Words Beginning with the Letter C    Home Page   Browse by First Letter   General Rules for Regional Differences   Basic English Spelling Rules   A Short History of English   Some Commonly Misspelled Words  A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z  Search for Exact Word Any Part of Word Search tips [Less common, less "correct" or archaic variations are marked like this(var)] Canadian British American Notes calibre calibre caliber caliper caliper caliper calliper(var) cancellation cancellation cancelation cancellation(var) cancelled/cancelling cancelled/cancelling canceled/canceling candour candor(var) candour candor capitalize capitalise capitalize(var) capitalize caramelize caramelise caramelize(var) caramelize carburetor carburettor carburetor catalogue catalogue catalog catalogue(var) catalyze catalyse catalyze categorization categorisation categorization(var) categorization categorize categorise categorize(var) categorize cauldron cauldron cauldron caldron(var) cauterize cauterise cauterize(var) cauterize centimetre centimetre centimeter centre center(var) centre center cesarean caesarian(var) caesarean cesarean caesarean(var) cesium caesium cesium characterize characterise characterize(var) characterize checkered chequered(var) chequered checkered cheque cheque check noun, meaning 'form of payment'; otherwise check chili chilli chili(var) chili chile(var) cigarette cigarette cigarette cigaret(var) cipher cipher cypher(var) cipher civilization civilisation civilization(var) civilization civilize civilise civilize(var) civilize clamour clamor(var) clamour clamor but 'clamorous' in all countries clangour clangor(var) clangour clangor co-author coauthor(var) co-author coauthor colonize colonise colonize(var) colonize colour color(var) colour color commercialize commercialise commercialize(var) commercialize computerize computerise computerize(var) computerize connection connection connexion(var) connection conjuror conjurer conjuror conjurer conjuror conjurer both spellings equally acceptable co-opt coopt(var) co-opt coopt councillor councilor(var) councillor councilor counselled/counselling counselled/counselling counseled/counseling counsellor counselor(var) counsellor counselor counter-attack counter-attack counterattack cozy cosy(var) cosy cozy criticize criticise criticize(var) criticize crueller/cruellest crueller/cruellest crueler/cruelest crystalline crystalline crystaline crystallize crystallise crystallize(var) crystalize crystallize(var) curb curb kerb(var) curb kerb only used for noun meaning 'edge of road' in UK; other meanings curb customize customise customize(var) customize