“Armored” or “Armoured”

Language

Armored and armoured are both English terms.

Usage

Armored is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while armoured 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
armored	92	23	33	91	64	41	0	38	46	39	57	0
armoured	8	77	67	9	36	59	0	62	54	61	43	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "armored" over "armoured" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "armoured" over "armored".
• In India, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "armoured" over "armored".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "armored" over "armoured" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "armored" over "armoured" (64 to 36).
• In Australia, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "armoured" over "armored".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "armored" and "armoured".
• In Ireland, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "armoured" over "armored".
• In New Zealand, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "armoured" over "armored".
• In Jamaica, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "armoured" over "armored".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "armored" over "armoured" (57 to 43).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "armored" and "armoured".

Examples

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