“Favors” or “Favours”

Language

Favors and favours are both English terms.

Usage

Favors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while favours 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
favors	99	23	36	94	60	26	0	27	24	70	74	100
favours	1	77	64	6	40	74	0	73	76	30	26	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "favors" over "favours" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "favours" over "favors".
• In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "favours" over "favors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "favors" over "favours" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "favors" over "favours" (60 to 40).
• In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "favours" over "favors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favors" and "favours".
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "favours" over "favors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "favours" over "favors".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "favors" over "favours" (70 to 30).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "favors" over "favours" (74 to 26).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "favors" over "favours" (100 to 0).

Examples

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