“Odor” or “Odour”

Language

Odor and odour are both English terms.

Usage

Odor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while odour 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
odor	99	47	38	98	73	44	100	48	51	74	81	74
odour	1	53	62	2	27	56	0	52	49	26	19	26

• In the United States, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "odour" over "odor".
• In India, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "odour" over "odor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (73 to 27).
• In Australia, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "odour" over "odor".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "odour" over "odor".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (51 to 49).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (74 to 26).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (81 to 19).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "odor" over "odour" (74 to 26).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use odor or odour with sample sentences.

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