“Odors” or “Odours”

Language

Odors and odours are both English terms.

Usage

Odors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while odours 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
odors	99	44	57	95	71	45	0	47	51	100	0	0
odours	1	56	43	5	29	55	0	53	49	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "odors" over "odours" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "odours" over "odors".
• In India, there is a preference for "odors" over "odours" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "odors" over "odours" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "odors" over "odours" (71 to 29).
• In Australia, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "odours" over "odors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "odors" and "odours".
• In Ireland, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "odours" over "odors".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "odors" over "odours" (51 to 49).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "odors" over "odours" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "odors" and "odours".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "odors" and "odours".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use odors or odours with sample sentences.

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