“Luster” or “Lustre”

Language

Luster and lustre are both English terms.

Usage

Luster is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while lustre 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
luster	72	31	44	13	35	27	0	46	29	70	63	0
lustre	28	69	56	87	65	73	0	54	71	30	37	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "luster" over "lustre" (72 to 28).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "lustre" over "luster".
• In India, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "lustre" over "luster".
• In the Philippines, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "lustre" over "luster".
• In Canada, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "lustre" over "luster".
• In Australia, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "lustre" over "luster".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "luster" and "lustre".
• In Ireland, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "lustre" over "luster".
• In New Zealand, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "lustre" over "luster".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "luster" over "lustre" (70 to 30).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "luster" over "lustre" (63 to 37).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "luster" and "lustre".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use luster or lustre with sample sentences.

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