“Behaviors” or “Behaviours”

Language

Behaviors and behaviours are both English terms.

Usage

Behaviors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while behaviours 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
behaviors	98	15	55	93	43	15	100	27	23	46	38	48
behaviours	2	85	45	7	57	85	0	73	77	54	62	52

• In the United States, there is a preference for "behaviors" over "behaviours" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".
• In India, there is a preference for "behaviors" over "behaviours" (55 to 45).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "behaviors" over "behaviours" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".
• In Australia, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "behaviors" over "behaviours" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".
• In Jamaica, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".
• In Guyana, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "behaviours" over "behaviors".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use behaviors or behaviours with sample sentences.

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