“Demeanor” or “Demeanour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 10 prefer “demeanor” and 0 prefer “demeanour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	demeanor	demeanour	Preference
United States	98	2	“demeanor”
United Kingdom	62	38	“demeanor”
India	60	40	“demeanor”
Philippines	95	5	“demeanor”
Canada	80	20	“demeanor”
Australia	55	45	“demeanor”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	62	38	“demeanor”
New Zealand	64	36	“demeanor”
Jamaica	84	16	“demeanor”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“demeanor”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“demeanor”

…drew inspiration from Stanwyck's "tough-minded" demeanor in her films, with Egan…
…hangs around despite her cold demeanor, and offers her pills in…
…was noted for his bold demeanor, charismatic behavior, and excellent movement.
While Mark's darkening demeanor worried Tim and Jill on…
…her adopting a more outgoing demeanor.
…a grown man with the demeanor of a young child.
However, despite her initial demeanor, she is moderate in personality…
…care, attractive appearance and docile demeanor.
…gave her a "vulnerable, doll-like demeanor" as she developed her singing
…his usually calm and sophisticated demeanor in court, earning him the…

“demeanour”

…of the show noted Dalton's demeanour, and reported that Dalton had…
…based on age, beauty and demeanour.
…this adds to her 'ditzy' demeanour, increasing the comedic aspects of…
…Clarke's low key and deadpan demeanour.
With his soft demeanour, he excels in political negotiating…
…Priest with ability, maturity, good demeanour, prudence, modesty, zeal, and economy,…
…perceivably reflecting the king's humble demeanour, bearing inscriptions from the Quran.
…due to his perpetually cheerful demeanour.
…more reserved political and religious demeanour, which would also establish itself…
…ignores her, yet his icy demeanour does not bother her.

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