“Glamor” or “Glamour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 0 prefer “glamor” and 11 prefer “glamour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	glamor	glamour	Preference
United States	12	88	“glamour”
United Kingdom	3	97	“glamour”
India	2	98	“glamour”
Philippines	5	95	“glamour”
Canada	7	93	“glamour”
Australia	5	95	“glamour”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	3	97	“glamour”
New Zealand	4	96	“glamour”
Jamaica	6	94	“glamour”
Trinidad & Tobago	12	88	“glamour”
Guyana	0	100	“glamour”

Usage

Examples in context

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

“glamor”

…to live a life of glamor, friends noted that the couple's…
…a style, we're not pushing glamor, we're not pushing twinkly dinkly…
Since vampires can glamor humans to invite them to…
…performer with all the blowzy glamor of the girls on the…
Tragedy, Terrorism, and Glamor: A Review of The Baader…
He's obsessed with beauty and glamor and will not stand anything
…marked the end of the glamor period.
…[Witches – From Persecution to Glamor] (Oslo, Oslo Humanist forlag, 2003)
…balls of their frivolity and glamor, charging no more than $25…
…a French photographer of fashion, glamor and portraiture.

“glamour”

…first uses of the word "glamour" as a euphemism for nude
…Leilani Kai (who, as the Glamour Girls, were the reigning WWF…
…celebrated with all devotion and glamour by the people of Muvattupuzha…
…editions), Mark Magazine, Design Bureau, Glamour, Playboy (France),The Los Angeles Times,…
…movie while Lakshmi Rai oozes glamour all through.
…a Page 3 girl and glamour model.
…and worked extensively as a glamour model.
In 2015, she covered Glamour (Germany) and Fashion Week Daily…
However, to add some glamour to the tale, the 64-year-old…
…2013, The Defiled toured alongside Glamour of the Kill as the…

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