“Dishonor” or “Dishonour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “dishonor” and 3 prefer “dishonour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	dishonor	dishonour	Preference
United States	97	3	“dishonor”
United Kingdom	51	49	“dishonor”
India	23	77	“dishonour”
Philippines	94	6	“dishonor”
Canada	77	23	“dishonor”
Australia	33	67	“dishonour”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	53	47	“dishonor”
New Zealand	37	63	“dishonour”
Jamaica	66	34	“dishonor”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“dishonor”

Sister Lucia's Dishonor (Kōyū Ohara, Japan, 1978)
…will return to Spain in dishonor while the de la Vega…
Death Before Dishonor or Death Before Dishonour may…
…lover so as not to dishonor his real wife, Anticleia.
…Trek: The Next Generation: Before Dishonor.
…17 at the Death Before Dishonor IX internet pay-per-view, as his…
…their country to avoid the dishonor of survival.
Death Before Dishonor XV was the 15th Death…
…Anjos to a life of dishonor.
…those who acted otherwise "do dishonor to the life and mission…

“dishonour”

…it that faced with the dishonour that St Æbbe and her…
…to another man to avoid dishonour.
…court cases that might otherwise dishonour a family).
…city to save her from dishonour.
It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory.
…been caused by the great dishonour involved in Atisl's death.
…like pitiful cattle to the dishonour of humanity, labouring at the…
…Before Dishonor or Death Before Dishonour may refer to:
…accusing them of cowardice and dishonour.
…followed by An Affair of Dishonour, Alice-for-Short, and the two-volume It…

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