“Odorless” or “Odourless”

Language

Odorless and odourless are both English terms.

Usage

Odorless is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while odourless 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
odorless	99	35	32	95	70	24	0	40	36	0	100	0
odourless	1	65	68	5	30	76	0	60	64	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "odorless" over "odourless" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "odourless" over "odorless".
• In India, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "odourless" over "odorless".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "odorless" over "odourless" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "odorless" over "odourless" (70 to 30).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "odourless" over "odorless".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "odorless" and "odourless".
• In Ireland, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "odourless" over "odorless".
• In New Zealand, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "odourless" over "odorless".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "odorless" and "odourless".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "odorless" over "odourless" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "odorless" and "odourless".

Examples

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