“Humor” or “Humour”

Language

Humor and humour are both English terms.

Usage

Humor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while humour 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
humor	96	42	37	91	41	39	0	41	46	71	68	74
humour	4	58	63	9	59	61	0	59	54	29	32	26

• In the United States, there is a preference for "humor" over "humour" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "humour" over "humor".
• In India, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "humour" over "humor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "humor" over "humour" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "humour" over "humor".
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "humour" over "humor".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humor" and "humour".
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "humour" over "humor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "humour" over "humor".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "humor" over "humour" (71 to 29).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "humor" over "humour" (68 to 32).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "humor" over "humour" (74 to 26).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use humor or humour with sample sentences.

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