“Honorable” or “Honourable”

Language

Honorable and honourable are both English terms.

Usage

Honorable is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while honourable 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
honorable	96	28	60	96	49	33	100	42	33	57	50	65
honourable	4	72	40	4	51	67	0	58	67	43	50	35

• In the United States, there is a preference for "honorable" over "honourable" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "honourable" over "honorable".
• In India, there is a preference for "honorable" over "honourable" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "honorable" over "honourable" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "honourable" over "honorable".
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "honourable" over "honorable".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "honorable" over "honourable" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "honourable" over "honorable".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "honourable" over "honorable".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "honorable" over "honourable" (57 to 43).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is no clear preference between "honorable" and "honourable", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "honorable" over "honourable" (65 to 35).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use honorable or honourable with sample sentences.

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