“Honors” or “Honours”

Language

Honors and honours are both English terms.

Usage

Honors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while honours 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
honors	100	21	13	97	49	15	100	17	18	46	53	100
honours	0	79	87	3	51	85	0	83	82	54	47	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "honors" over "honours" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "honours" over "honors".
• In India, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "honours" over "honors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "honors" over "honours" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "honours" over "honors".
• In Australia, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "honours" over "honors".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "honors" over "honours" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "honours" over "honors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "honours" over "honors".
• In Jamaica, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "honours" over "honors".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "honors" over "honours" (53 to 47).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "honors" over "honours" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use honors or honours with sample sentences.

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