“Favoring” or “Favouring”

Language

Favoring and favouring are both English terms.

Usage

Favoring is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while favouring 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
favoring	99	13	23	94	53	18	0	21	0	0	0	0
favouring	1	87	77	6	47	82	0	79	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "favoring" over "favouring" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
• In India, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "favoring" over "favouring" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "favoring" over "favouring" (53 to 47).
• In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".
• In Ireland, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "favouring" over "favoring".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoring" and "favouring".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use favoring or favouring with sample sentences.

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