“Fervor” or “Fervour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “fervor” and 3 prefer “fervour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	fervor	fervour	Preference
United States	94	6	“fervor”
United Kingdom	44	56	“fervour”
India	31	69	“fervour”
Philippines	91	9	“fervor”
Canada	78	22	“fervor”
Australia	44	56	“fervour”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	56	44	“fervor”
New Zealand	53	47	“fervor”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“fervor”

…War brought on a nationalistic fervor that kept Thatcher in office…
…reassure my heart", which combines fervor and tenderness.
…Judas Tree, 1963), Marea de fervor (Tide of Fervor, 1967), and…
…with a rise of nationalist fervor, up to the time and…
Susan Linville, PhD, "Urban renewal fervor strikes in 1960s", May 29,…
…more favor as well as fervor; deutsche Physik, was anti-Semitic and…
…he is evil with great fervor, but he occasionally fails to…
…faith movements gradually decline in fervor due to the free rider
…AC/DC's aggression with Fugazi's humanistic fervor"- Jenny Williams Spin
…loves him with an implacable fervor.

“fervour”

…Sivarathri festival there with great fervour.
…weakened and almost all former fervour has been lost’.
In a burst of patriotic fervour, not one, but two new…
…thus witnessed expressions of military fervour and for the ceremony all…
…of the monasteries with unyielding fervour.
…religious sentiments and militant national fervour."
…ranks, who responded with patriotic fervour to the call for money;…
…old charm of simplicity and fervour."
…trial began in 1942, the fervour and the number of socialists…
…for some, initiate – fan fervour" towards Gilmore Girls.

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