Which to use
“fulfillment” and “fulfilment” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,240
- “fulfillment” frequency rank
- #30,053
- “fulfilment” frequency rank
- 46293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fulfillment | fulfilment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | US spelling of fulfilment. | The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization. |
Letter map: fulfillment vs fulfilment
Shared letters muted; letters that set fulfillment and fulfilment apart highlighted. Shared run: 10. fulfillment runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCVCC) against fulfilment's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fulfillment vs fulfilment
fulfillment and fulfilment are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fulfillment is recorded at frequency rank #16,240, classified as anoun. fulfilment is at rank #30,053, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46293, this pair ranks #213,142 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fulfillment vs fulfilment
Shared letters: efilmntu. Private to "fulfillment": -. Private to "fulfilment": -.
"fulfillment" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC · "fulfilment" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fulfillment ← ffulfillment · flufillment · fuflillment · fulffillment · fulfillemnt · fulfillmennt · fulfillmentt · fulfillmetn
- fulfilment ← ffulfilment · flufilment · fuflilment · fulffilment · fulfilemnt · fulfilmennt · fulfilmentt · fulfilmetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fulfillment" and "fulfilment" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fulfillment" vs "fulfilment" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "fulfillment" vs "fulfilment" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fulfillment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fulfilment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,142 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #213,142 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.