American English to British English: Letter P
Pacifier Dummy
Package Parcel/packet
Packages, packs, packs of Packets
Paddle (table tennis) Bat (ping pong)
Pajamas Pyjamas
Pale- Palae-
Paleo- Palaeo-
Paneled Panelled
Paneling Panelling
Panelist Panellist
Panties Pants/knickers
Pantry Larder
Pants Trousers
Pantyhose Tights
Paper route Paper round
Parade/Street carnival Carnival
Parallel Parallel
Paralleled Parallelled
Paralleling Parallelling
Paralyze Paralyse
parceled Parcelled
Parceling Parcelling
Parentheses Brackets
Parka Anorak
Parking lot Car park
Parking stall Parking bay
Parkland Common
Parlor Parlour
Parquet (theater) Orchestra pit
Party congress Party conference
Party tent Marquee
Pass Overtake
Pass-book Bank-book*
Pasteurize Pasteurise
Patrolman/officer Constable
Patronize Patronise
Peavey/peavy Cant hook
Pedagog Pedagogue
Peddler Pedlar
Peddler Pedlar
Pedestrian crossing/crosswalk Zebra crossing
Pediatrician Paediatrician
Pediatrics Paediatrics
Pedophile Paedophile
Peek Peep
Peek show Peep show
Penalize Penalise
Penitentiary Prison
Percent Per cent
Percentage Percentage
Period Full stop/Full point
Personalize Personalise
Pharmacist Chemist
Phenobarbital Phenobarbitone
Philter Philtre
Photolyze Photolyse
Photosynthesize Photosynthesise
Pimiento Pimento
Pinchers Pincers
Pint = 28.87 cu in Pint = 34.68 cubic in
Pipes #Piping
Pit (fruit) Stone (fruit)
Pitcher Jug
Plagiarize Plagiarise
Plastic wrap Clingfilm
Pled Pleaded
Plexiglass Perspex
Pliers Plyers
Plow Plough
Pluralize Pluralise
Pocketbook/purse Handbag
Points Marks
Polarize Polarise
Polemize Polemise
Politicize Politicise
Polyethylene Polythene
Popsicle Iced lolly
Popularized Popularised
Porterhouse steak Sirloin steak
Postilion Postillion
Potholders Oven mitts
Potted plant Pot plant
Pound (sign) = # Hash (sign) = #
Powdered sugar Icing sugar
Practice Practise (noun)
Practise Practice (verb)
Preacher Minister
Precinct District
Prejudgment Prejudgement
Prejudgmental Prejudgemental
Prenatal Ante-natal
Prerelease Pre-release
President/Dean (college) Principal (college)
Press (is/has) S/P Press (is/are/has/have) S/P
Pressurize Pressurise
Pretense Pretence
Principal (school ~) Headmaster/Headmistress
Prioritize Prioritise
Prison guard Warder
Private school Public/private school
Private school/Prep School Public school
Privatization Privatisation
Privatize Privatise
Prize n. Prize n.
Prize v. Prise v.
Proctor Invigilator
Professor = senior teacher/lecturer Professor = senior academic
Program (v. ~ a computer) Program (v. ~ a computer)
Program Programme (n.)
Programed Programmed
Programing Programming
Programs Programmes
Project Estate
Prolog Prologue
Prologed Prologued
Prologing Prologuing
Prologize Prologuise
Prologs Prologues
Propel Propel
Propelled??? Propelled
Propelling Propelling
Proven (past tense: prove) Proved (past tense: prove)
Pruning shears Secateurs
Pubic Lice Crabs
Public (the ~ has) S/P Public (the ~ have/has) S/P
Public holiday Bank holiday
Public school State school
Publicize Publicise
Publicly traded company Plc
Pull-off (road) Lay-by (road)
Pummeled Pummelled
Pummeling Pummelling
Pupil = private pupil (lessons) Pupil = kid/s at school
Purse = handbag/larger wallet Purse = small female wallet
Push up Press-up
Putter about Potter about
Pvt. (army) Pte. (army)
Pygmy Pigmy
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