“Neighborhoods” or “Neighbourhoods”

Language

Neighborhoods and neighbourhoods are both English terms.

Usage

Neighborhoods is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while neighbourhoods 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
neighborhoods	100	58	79	94	50	53	0	66	58	100	100	0
neighbourhoods	0	42	21	6	50	47	0	34	42	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (58 to 42).
• In India, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is no clear preference between "neighborhoods" and "neighbourhoods", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Australia, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (53 to 47).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "neighborhoods" and "neighbourhoods".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (66 to 34).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (58 to 42).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "neighborhoods" over "neighbourhoods" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "neighborhoods" and "neighbourhoods".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use neighborhoods or neighbourhoods with sample sentences.

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