Canadian, British and American Spelling   Words Beginning with the Letter D    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 defence defense(var) defence defense defense often used in sports context in Canada; always defensive deflection deflection deflexion(var) deflection demagogue demagogue demagogue demagog(var) demeanour demeanor(var) demeanour demeanor demoralize demoralise demoralize(var) demoralize dependant dependant dependent noun meaning 'person who relies on another'; adjective is always dependent dialled/dialling dialled/dialling dialed/dialing dialogue dialogue dialog dialogue(var) diarrhea diarrhoea diarrhea dietitian dietician(var) dietician dietitian(var) dietician dietitian(var) digitize digitise digitize(var) digitize disc disc disk refers to general use of word; always use disc for recordings; always use disk for computers dishevelled disheveled(var) dishevelled disheveled dispatch dispatch despatch(var) dispatch distil distill(var) distil distill distilled/distilling in all countries doughnut donut(var) doughnut doughnut donut(var) draft draught draft draft noun meaning 'current of air' spelled draught in UK; otherwise draft dreamed dreamt(var) dreamed dreamt(var) dreamed duelled/duelling duelled/duelling dueled/dueling dwelled dwelt (var) dwelled dwelt(var) dwelled