“Louvers” or “Louvres”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “louvers” and 4 prefer “louvres”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	louvers	louvres	Preference
United States	95	5	“louvers”
United Kingdom	38	62	“louvres”
India	94	6	“louvers”
Philippines	90	10	“louvers”
Canada	74	26	“louvers”
Australia	39	61	“louvres”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	36	64	“louvres”
New Zealand	35	65	“louvres”
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.

“louvers”

…sides, above which are lancet-arched louvers around the chamber housing chiming…
…and certain actuators such as louvers to control temperature ranges of…
…throughout the year and its louvers are fine-tuned to the orientation…
…gives greater control as the louvers above the divider rail can…
…two smaller arches of fixed louvers.
…place of the C-pillar mounted louvers.
…heat is disposed of using louvers resembling the gills of a
Exterior louvers and tiles were replaced, new…
Decorative chrome louvers - which would become a…
Functional heat extracting hood louvers

“louvres”

…Louvre's famous Galerie d’Apollon in Paris.
The bellcote has wooden louvres, and a steep pyramidal roof…
…placed window openings with glass louvres.
…there are three-light, arched belfry louvres on all sides.
The pyramid is metal louvres that are self-cleaning with rainwater.
Louvre's respective entry
…approximately 20' tall, and the louvres rise the complete height of…
…the Louvre's Musée des Arts Decoratifs.
…the castle of Orville near Louvres, which belonged to a Burgundian
…is enclosed within aluminium T-profiled louvres, screening the activity within and…

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