“Multicolored” or “Multicoloured”

Language

Multicolored and multicoloured are both English terms.

Usage

Multicolored is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while multicoloured 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
multicolored	99	11	66	95	58	19	0	18	29	0	0	0
multicoloured	1	89	34	5	42	81	0	82	71	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "multicolored" over "multicoloured" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "multicoloured" over "multicolored".
• In India, there is a preference for "multicolored" over "multicoloured" (66 to 34).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "multicolored" over "multicoloured" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "multicolored" over "multicoloured" (58 to 42).
• In Australia, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "multicoloured" over "multicolored".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "multicolored" and "multicoloured".
• In Ireland, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "multicoloured" over "multicolored".
• In New Zealand, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "multicoloured" over "multicolored".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "multicolored" and "multicoloured".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "multicolored" and "multicoloured".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "multicolored" and "multicoloured".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use multicolored or multicoloured with sample sentences.

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