“Colors” or “Colours”

Language

Colors and colours are both English terms.

Usage

Colors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while colours 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
colors	99	22	43	97	59	20	91	23	26	57	58	58
colours	1	78	57	3	41	80	9	77	74	43	42	42

• In the United States, there is a preference for "colors" over "colours" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "colours" over "colors".
• In India, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "colours" over "colors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "colors" over "colours" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "colors" over "colours" (59 to 41).
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "colours" over "colors".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "colors" over "colours" (91 to 9).
• In Ireland, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "colours" over "colors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "colours" over "colors".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "colors" over "colours" (57 to 43).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "colors" over "colours" (58 to 42).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "colors" over "colours" (58 to 42).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use colors or colours with sample sentences.

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