“Honoring” or “Honouring”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “honoring” and 6 prefer “honouring”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	honoring	honouring	Preference
United States	99	1	“honoring”
United Kingdom	31	69	“honouring”
India	44	56	“honouring”
Philippines	95	5	“honoring”
Canada	49	51	“honouring”
Australia	34	66	“honouring”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	33	67	“honouring”
New Zealand	37	63	“honouring”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“honoring”

…name was changed to Mitchell, honoring another railroad company officer.
…birthday the "Gotha-Medaille" (Gotha Medal), honoring him for his international career…
…held a special commemorative service honoring the life and public service…
…Ariel Award in 23 categories honoring films released in 1997.
The festival honoring Ceres occurred one week later,…
…the 1975 Dance Magazine Award, honoring her dedication to, and enrichment…
…design of a US stamp honoring Jackson Pollock was based on…
…has hosted an Annual Dinner honoring poets, authors, musicians, and social
…been nominated for two awards, honoring its special effects.
…of monuments at various intersections honoring the city's Confederate heroes.

“honouring”

…each one is a plaque honouring those service men who died…
…of a memorial, stating that honouring the dead of the shipwreck…
…club Ambassadeur in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign…
…2016 at a special audience, honouring the 65th anniversary of his…
…of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by…
…(and the "demon" connotation) while honouring Abel Tasman, the first European…
…S. Ladd Liberty ship (#2084) honouring his memory was launched on…
…Awards is an annual gala honouring and celebrating the year's best…
…party, these soirées take place honouring educational and recreational aspects.
…upholding their own commitments and honouring their own obligations."

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