“Arbor” or “Arbour”

Language

Arbor and arbour are both English terms.

Usage

Arbor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while arbour is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
arbor	98	65	86	95	52	55	0	21	60	88	89	0
arbour	2	35	14	5	48	45	0	79	40	12	11	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (65 to 35).
• In India, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (86 to 14).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (52 to 48).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (55 to 45).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "arbor" and "arbour".
• In Ireland, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "arbour" over "arbor".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (60 to 40).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (88 to 12).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "arbor" over "arbour" (89 to 11).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "arbor" and "arbour".

Examples

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