British English | American English | |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| 1. | flat | apartment |
| 2. | appetizer | starter |
| 3. | fringe | bangs |
| 4. | hairslide | barrette |
| 5. | grill | broil |
| 6. | grill | broiler |
| 7. | sweet(s) | candy |
| 8. | mobile phone | cell phone |
| 9. | crisps | chips |
| 10. | snakes and ladders | chutes and ladders |
| 11. | wardrobe | closet |
| 12. | biscuit | cookie, cracker |
| 13. | candyfloss | cotton candy |
| 14. | anticlockwise | counter clockwise |
| 15. | cot | crib |
| 16. | nappy | diaper |
| 17. | chemist | drugstore |
| 18. | aubergine | eggplant |
| 19. | junior school, primary school | elementary school |
| 20. | lift | elevator |
| 21. | motorway | expressway, highway |
| 22. | chips | French fries |
| 23. | dustbin | garbage can |
| 24. | petrol | gas, gasoline |
| 25. | bonnet | hood (of a car) |
| 26. | skipping rope | jump rope |
| 27. | number plate | license plate |
| 28. | off-licence | liquor store |
| 29. | postbox | mailbox |
| 30. | oven glove | oven mitt |
| 31. | dummy | pacifier |
| 32. | trousers | pants |
| 33. | tights | pantyhose |
| 34. | car park | parking lot |
| 35. | parting | part (in hair) |
| 36. | full stop | period (punctuation) |
| 37. | public school | private school |
| 38. | state school | public school |
| 39. | dressing gown | robe, bathrobe |
| 40. | shopping trolley | shopping cart |
| 41. | pavement | sidewalk |
| 42. | sledge | sled |
| 43. | trainers | sneakers |
| 44. | football | soccer |
| 45. | hundreds and thousands | sprinkles (for ice cream) |
| 46. | pushchair | stroller |
| 47. | underground | subway |
| 48. | braces | suspenders |
| 49. | jumper | sweater |
| 50. | takeaway | takeout (food) |
| 51. | drawing pin | thumbtack |
| 52. | noughts and crosses | tic-tac-toe |
| 53. | boot | trunk (of a car) |
| 54. | indicator | turn signal (on a car) |
| 55. | vest | undershirt |
| 56. | holiday | vacation |
| 57. | waistcoat | vest |
| 58. | flannel | washcloth |
| 59. | postcode | zip code |
| 60. | courgette | zucchini |
Can you think of any other British English words that have a different meaning in America? Or any American English words that have a different meaning in Britain? leave a comment below, and we’ll include them in our next list!
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