A to Z American and British English Words List
Learn A to Z American English vs. British English vocabulary words with differences between them. This lesson contains A to Z American and British words. American and British English Words List, These 125+ words will help you to understand the difference between American and British English.
American and British English Words List:
| American English | British English |
| Adhesive Tape | Sticking Plaster |
| Antenna | Aerial |
| Apartment | Flat |
| Awaken Someone | Knock Up |
| Baby Bed | Cot/Crib |
| Baby Carriage / Baby Buggy | Pram |
| Balcony | Gallery |
| Bathrobe | Dressing Gown |
| Bill | Banknote |
| Billfold | Wallet |
| Bobbie Pin | Hairgrip |
| Bomb (Disaster) | Bomb (Success) |
| Bureau | Chest Of Drawers |
| Business Suit | Lounge Suite |
| Call | Ring Up |
| Can | Tin |
| Candy | Sweets |
| Change Purse | Purse |
| Check (Restaurant) | Bill |
| Chips | Crisps |
| Cigarette | Fag |
| City | Corporation |
| Closet | Cupboard |
| Clothes Pin | Clothes Peg |
| Cookie | Biscuit |
| Corn starch | Corn flour |
| Cracker | Biscuit |
| Delivery truck | Van |
| Desk Clerk | Receptionist |
| Diaper | Nappy |
| Dishes | Wash up |
| American English | British English |
| Downtown | Centre |
| Drapes | Curtains |
| Druggist | Chemist |
| Drug Store / Pharmacy | Chemist’s Shop |
| Editorial | Leader |
| Elevator | Lift |
| Engineer (Train) | Driver |
| Eraser | Rubber |
| Faculty | Staff |
| Fall | Autumn |
| Faucet | Tap |
| First Floor | Ground Floor |
| Flashlight | Torch |
| Freeway / Superhighway | Motorway |
| Freight Truck | Goods Truck |
| French Fries | Chips |
| Garbage | Rubbish |
| Garbage Can | Dustbin |
| Gas | Petrol |
| Gas Station | Filling Station |
| Generator | Dynamo |
| German Shepherd | Alsatian |
| Hardware Store | Ironmonger |
| Hood | Bonnet |
| Incorporation | Limited |
| Intermission | Interval |
| Jail | Gaol/Jail |
| Jump Rope | Skipping Rope |
| Lawyer /Attorney | Solicitor |
| Lease / Rent | Let |
| Legal Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| License Plate | Number Plate |
| Line | Queue |
| Lumber Room | Box Room |
| Post | |
| Mailbox | Pillar-box |
| American English | British English |
| Mailman | Postman |
| Make Reservations | Book |
| Meat Grinder | Mincer |
| Monkey Wrench | Spanner |
| Motorcycle | Motorbike |
| Movie | Film |
| Movie House/ Theater | Cinema |
| Muffler (Car) | Silencer |
| News Dealer | News Agent |
| Oil Pan | Sump |
| One Way Ticket | Single Ticket |
| Orchestra Seats | Stalls |
| Overpass | Flyover |
| Package | Parcel |
| Pants | Trousers |
| Parking Lot | Car Park |
| Pavement | Road Surface |
| Pedestrian Crossing | Zebra Crossing |
| Period | Full Stop |
| Pocket Knife | Penknife |
| Powdered Sugar | Icing Sugar |
| Precinct | District |
| Raincoat | Mackintosh |
| Realtor | Estate Agent |
| Recess | Break |
| Restroom | Toilet/Cloakroom |
| Round Trip Ticket | Return Ticket |
| Rubber | Condom |
| Sack Lunch | Packed Lunch |
| Sales Clerk | Shop Assistant |
| Schedule | Time-table |
| Sedan | Saloon Car |
| Semester | Term |
| Sewer Pipe | Drain |
| Shorts (Underwear) | Pants |
| American English | British English |
| Sidewalk | Footpath |
| Soccer | Football |
| Station Wagon | Estate Car |
| Stove | Cooker |
| Stroller | Pushchair |
| Tag | Label |
| Take-out | Take-away |
| Tea Cart | Tea Trolley |
| Thread | Cotton |
| Thumbtack | Drawing Pin |
| Traffic Circle | Roundabout |
| Truck | Lorry |
| Trunk /Rear Deck | Boot |
| Tube | Valve |
| Two Weeks | Fortnight |
| Undershirt | Vest |
| Underwear | Small |
| Vacation | Holiday |
| Vacuum Cleaner | Hoover |
| Vest | Waistcoat |
| Wash Cloth | Face Flannel |
| Wash Up | Wash Your Hands |
| Water Heater | Geyser |
| Windbreaker | Windcheater |
| Windshield | Windscreen |
| Wire | Telegram |
| Yard | Garden |
| Zero | Naught |
| Zip Code | Postal Code |
