“Harbors” or “Harbours”

Language

Harbors and harbours are both English terms.

Usage

Harbors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while harbours 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
harbors	96	10	35	88	70	22	0	10	14	26	0	0
harbours	4	90	65	12	30	78	0	90	86	74	0	100

• In the United States, there is a preference for "harbors" over "harbours" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "harbours" over "harbors".
• In India, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "harbours" over "harbors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "harbors" over "harbours" (88 to 12).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "harbors" over "harbours" (70 to 30).
• In Australia, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "harbours" over "harbors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harbors" and "harbours".
• In Ireland, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "harbours" over "harbors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "harbours" over "harbors".
• In Jamaica, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "harbours" over "harbors".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harbors" and "harbours".
• In Guyana, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "harbours" over "harbors".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use harbors or harbours with sample sentences.

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