“Armored” or “Armoured”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “armored” and 6 prefer “armoured”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	armored	armoured	Preference
United States	92	8	“armored”
United Kingdom	23	77	“armoured”
India	33	67	“armoured”
Philippines	91	9	“armored”
Canada	64	36	“armored”
Australia	41	59	“armoured”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	38	62	“armoured”
New Zealand	46	54	“armoured”
Jamaica	39	61	“armoured”
Trinidad & Tobago	57	43	“armored”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“armored”

…they learn to command an armored division in close cooperation with…
The MAB1 Armored Flame is Michael Angelo Batio's…
…with 81 ELVO Leonidas-2 (4K-7FA) armored personnel carriers, which were fielded…
…sides by 51 mm thick armored plate.
If so, they are heavily armored, pressurized, and built to withstand…
…and intense heat that caused armored vehicles and airplanes to break
…than that of the under armored T-15 light tank.
…proposed that the South Vietnamese armored corps be increased by five…
…as Mounted Engineers (1917–1941) and Armored Engineers (1941–1945).
…vehicles produced in the AMZ-Kutno armored cars are:

“armoured”

…Chief of Staff for 4th Armoured Division in 1983, Commander of…
…command positions in the Royal Armoured Corps.
…carried again by the Norrbotten Armoured Battalion since 1 July 2000.
…battlegroup consisting of the 8th Armoured and 5th New Zealand Infantry…
4th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 1939–1945
…Infantry Brigade, of the 7th Armoured Division, later on, made it…
…Chief of Staff for 1st Armoured Division in January 2005 and…
…for its new 6x6 tactical armoured vehicle Arma.
Shorland S55, an armoured personnel carrier
…mainly for use against medium armoured vehicles.

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