Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and American English.
| A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z |
| British English - American English | ||||
| American English - British English | ||||
| American English | British English | F |
|---|---|
| face cloth | flannel |
| fall, autumn | autumn |
| faucet | tap |
| favorite | favourite |
| fender | wing |
| field hockey | hockey |
| fields day | sports day |
| to fill out | to fill in |
| fire department | fire brigade |
| first floor | ground floor |
| fish-sticks | fish-fingers |
| flashlight | torch |
| flavor | flavour |
| flight attendant | air hostess |
| freeway | motorway |
| freight train | goods train |
| French fries | chips |
| from Monday to Friday from Monday through Friday (all of Friday is included) |
from Monday to Friday |
| front desk | reception |
| frosting | icing |
| funeral director | undertaker | G |
| game | match |
| garbage | rubbish |
| garbage can | bin, dustbin |
| gas | petrol |
| gas pedal, accelerator | accelerator |
| gas station | filling station |
| gear shift | gear lever |
| generator | dynamo |
| German shepherd | alsatian |
| grade (school levels 1st - 12th) class (top 4 levels 9th - 12th = freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) |
class, form |
| grade school | primary school |
| ground | earth |
| ground wire | earth wire |
| to guess | to suppose, to think | H |
| hairdresser (women) | hairdresser |
| ham | gammon |
| hamburger meat, ground beef | mince meat |
| harbor | harbour |
| hardware store | ironmonger |
| heavy cream | double cream |
| high school | secondary school, grammar school |
| highway | main road |
| hockey | ice-hockey |
| home, at home | at home |
| hood | bonnet |
| human resources department | personnel department |
| humor | humour | I |
| to inquire | to enquire |
| inquiry | enquiry |
| instalment plan | hire purchase |
| intermission | interval |
| intersection (city or country) | crossroads |
| interstate | motorway |
| inventory | stock | J |
| jail | prison |
| janitor | caretaker |
| jelly (no pieces in it) | jam |
| jewelery | jewellery |
| John Doe | Joe Bloggs |
| joint | roast |
| jump rope | skipping rope |
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