“Favor” or “Favour”

Language

Favor and favour are both English terms.

Usage

Favor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while favour 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
favor	98	37	30	95	67	43	69	38	38	66	68	64
favour	2	63	70	5	33	57	31	62	62	34	32	36

• In the United States, there is a preference for "favor" over "favour" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "favour" over "favor".
• In India, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "favour" over "favor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "favor" over "favour" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "favor" over "favour" (67 to 33).
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "favour" over "favor".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "favor" over "favour" (69 to 31).
• In Ireland, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "favour" over "favor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "favour" over "favor".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "favor" over "favour" (66 to 34).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "favor" over "favour" (68 to 32).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "favor" over "favour" (64 to 36).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use favor or favour with sample sentences.

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