Fervor and fervour are both English terms.
Fervor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US
) while fervour 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fervor | 94 | 44 | 31 | 91 | 78 | 44 | 0 | 56 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
fervour | 6 | 56 | 69 | 9 | 22 | 56 | 0 | 44 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Below, we provide some examples of when to use fervor or fervour with sample sentences.
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