“Misbehavior” or “Misbehaviour”

Language

Misbehavior and misbehaviour are both English terms.

Usage

Misbehavior is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while misbehaviour 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
misbehavior	87	11	36	86	37	16	0	12	14	0	0	0
misbehaviour	13	89	64	14	63	84	0	88	86	0	100	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "misbehavior" over "misbehaviour" (87 to 13).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "misbehaviour" over "misbehavior".
• In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "misbehaviour" over "misbehavior".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "misbehavior" over "misbehaviour" (86 to 14).
• In Canada, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "misbehaviour" over "misbehavior".
• In Australia, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "misbehaviour" over "misbehavior".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misbehavior" and "misbehaviour".
• In Ireland, there is a 88 to 12 preference for "misbehaviour" over "misbehavior".
• In New Zealand, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "misbehaviour" over "misbehavior".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misbehavior" and "misbehaviour".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "misbehaviour" over "misbehavior".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "misbehavior" and "misbehaviour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use misbehavior or misbehaviour with sample sentences.

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