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).
Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “odors” and 3 prefer “odours”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.
| Country | odors | odours | Preference |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 1 | “odors” |
| United Kingdom | 44 | 56 | “odours” |
| India | 57 | 43 | “odors” |
| Philippines | 95 | 5 | “odors” |
| Canada | 71 | 29 | “odors” |
| Australia | 45 | 55 | “odours” |
| Liberia | 0 | 0 | Not enough data |
| Ireland | 47 | 53 | “odours” |
| New Zealand | 51 | 49 | “odors” |
| Jamaica | 100 | 0 | “odors” |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 0 | 0 | Not enough data |
| Guyana | 0 | 0 | Not enough data |
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