“Endeavoring” or “Endeavouring”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	endeavoring	endeavouring	Preference
United States	76	24	“endeavoring”
United Kingdom	12	88	“endeavouring”
India	33	67	“endeavouring”
Philippines	76	24	“endeavoring”
Canada	52	48	“endeavoring”
Australia	23	77	“endeavouring”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“endeavoring”

…the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing…
…they were in school before endeavoring to complete her education.
…building new launch vehicles and endeavoring to lower launch prices, competitive…
…grievous bodily harm; directing or endeavoring to direct law enforcement, including…
…Trout displayed gallant conduct in endeavoring to save the life of…
…years later, at age 18, endeavoring to further her education, she…
…fall of Napoleon, and in endeavoring to give a democratic character…
…by two earlier research programs endeavoring to pinpoint effective leadership behavior.
She endeavoring to be able to produce…
…of Stuart's cavalry, which were endeavoring to get around the flank…

“endeavouring”

…for his pardon, and even endeavouring to get him confirmed as…
…(bibliography) on behalf of INK, endeavouring to be a complete inventory…
…had for some time been endeavouring to show that he was…
…time in Deal Castle for endeavouring to obtain subscriptions to a…
…as he was in Liverpool endeavouring to arrange for a passage…
…to overturn traditional society by "endeavouring to infect the minds of…
Henry Cromwell describes him as "endeavouring to render the government unacceptable",…
…the medieval theory intact while endeavouring to guard against its abuses.
When the Scullin government was endeavouring to grapple with the position,…
…sums from 1632 onwards in endeavouring to erect a quay at

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