“Honoring” or “Honouring”

Language

Honoring and honouring are both English terms.

Usage

Honoring is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while honouring 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
honoring	99	31	44	95	49	34	0	33	37	0	0	0
honouring	1	69	56	5	51	66	0	67	63	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "honoring" over "honouring" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "honouring" over "honoring".
• In India, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "honouring" over "honoring".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "honoring" over "honouring" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "honouring" over "honoring".
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "honouring" over "honoring".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "honoring" and "honouring".
• In Ireland, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "honouring" over "honoring".
• In New Zealand, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "honouring" over "honoring".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "honoring" and "honouring".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "honoring" and "honouring".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "honoring" and "honouring".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use honoring or honouring with sample sentences.

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