“Harbored” or “Harboured”

Language

Harbored and harboured are both English terms.

Usage

Harbored is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while harboured 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
harbored	91	15	27	100	40	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
harboured	9	85	73	0	60	82	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "harbored" over "harboured" (91 to 9).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "harboured" over "harbored".
• In India, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "harboured" over "harbored".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "harbored" over "harboured" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "harboured" over "harbored".
• In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "harboured" over "harbored".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harbored" and "harboured".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harbored" and "harboured".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "harboured" over "harbored".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harbored" and "harboured".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harbored" and "harboured".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harbored" and "harboured".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use harbored or harboured with sample sentences.

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