“Humors” or “Humours”

Language

Humors and humours are both English terms.

Usage

Humors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while humours 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
humors	79	24	35	89	40	27	0	15	22	0	0	0
humours	21	76	65	11	60	73	0	85	78	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "humors" over "humours" (79 to 21).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "humours" over "humors".
• In India, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "humours" over "humors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "humors" over "humours" (89 to 11).
• In Canada, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "humours" over "humors".
• In Australia, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "humours" over "humors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humors" and "humours".
• In Ireland, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "humours" over "humors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "humours" over "humors".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humors" and "humours".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humors" and "humours".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "humors" and "humours".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use humors or humours with sample sentences.

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