“Favorable” or “Favourable”

Language

Favorable and favourable are both English terms.

Usage

Favorable is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while favourable 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
favorable	98	17	25	92	57	20	0	22	19	40	33	0
favourable	2	83	75	8	43	80	0	78	81	60	67	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "favorable" over "favourable" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "favourable" over "favorable".
• In India, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "favourable" over "favorable".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "favorable" over "favourable" (92 to 8).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "favorable" over "favourable" (57 to 43).
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "favourable" over "favorable".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favorable" and "favourable".
• In Ireland, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "favourable" over "favorable".
• In New Zealand, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "favourable" over "favorable".
• In Jamaica, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "favourable" over "favorable".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "favourable" over "favorable".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favorable" and "favourable".

Examples

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