“Colorless” or “Colourless”

Language

Colorless and colourless are both English terms.

Usage

Colorless is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while colourless 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
colorless	98	14	18	96	58	20	0	18	28	0	0	0
colourless	2	86	82	4	42	80	0	82	72	100	100	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "colorless" over "colourless" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "colourless" over "colorless".
• In India, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "colourless" over "colorless".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "colorless" over "colourless" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "colorless" over "colourless" (58 to 42).
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "colourless" over "colorless".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colorless" and "colourless".
• In Ireland, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "colourless" over "colorless".
• In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "colourless" over "colorless".
• In Jamaica, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "colourless" over "colorless".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "colourless" over "colorless".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colorless" and "colourless".

Examples

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