“Clamor” or “Clamour”

Language

Clamor and clamour are both English terms.

Usage

Clamor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while clamour 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
clamor	86	21	17	86	62	27	0	0	0	0	0	0
clamour	14	79	83	14	38	73	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "clamor" over "clamour" (86 to 14).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "clamour" over "clamor".
• In India, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "clamour" over "clamor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "clamor" over "clamour" (86 to 14).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "clamor" over "clamour" (62 to 38).
• In Australia, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "clamour" over "clamor".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "clamor" and "clamour".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "clamour" over "clamor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "clamour" over "clamor".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "clamor" and "clamour".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "clamor" and "clamour".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "clamor" and "clamour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use clamor or clamour with sample sentences.

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