“Flavors” or “Flavours”

Language

Flavors and flavours are both English terms.

Usage

Flavors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while flavours 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
flavors	99	22	26	97	44	15	57	26	22	58	62	74
flavours	1	78	74	3	56	85	43	74	78	42	38	26

• In the United States, there is a preference for "flavors" over "flavours" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "flavours" over "flavors".
• In India, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "flavours" over "flavors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "flavors" over "flavours" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "flavours" over "flavors".
• In Australia, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "flavours" over "flavors".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "flavors" over "flavours" (57 to 43).
• In Ireland, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "flavours" over "flavors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "flavours" over "flavors".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "flavors" over "flavours" (58 to 42).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "flavors" over "flavours" (62 to 38).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "flavors" over "flavours" (74 to 26).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use flavors or flavours with sample sentences.

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