“Honor” or “Honour”

Language

Honor and honour are both English terms.

Usage

Honor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while honour 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
honor	98	67	85	98	72	51	100	65	64	68	75	74
honour	2	33	15	2	28	49	0	35	36	32	25	26

• In the United States, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (67 to 33).
• In India, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (85 to 15).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (72 to 28).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (51 to 49).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (65 to 35).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (64 to 36).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (68 to 32).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (75 to 25).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "honor" over "honour" (74 to 26).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use honor or honour with sample sentences.

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