“Louvers” or “Louvres”

Language

Louvers and louvres are both English terms.

Usage

Louvers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while louvres 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
louvers	95	38	94	90	74	39	0	36	35	0	0	0
louvres	5	62	6	10	26	61	0	64	65	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
• In India, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (94 to 6).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (90 to 10).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "louvers" over "louvres" (74 to 26).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
• In New Zealand, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "louvres" over "louvers".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "louvers" and "louvres".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use louvers or louvres with sample sentences.

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