“Parlor” or “Parlour”

Language

Parlor and parlour are both English terms.

Usage

Parlor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while parlour 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
parlor	85	10	10	91	29	10	0	7	16	42	34	0
parlour	15	90	90	9	71	90	0	93	84	58	66	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "parlor" over "parlour" (85 to 15).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In India, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "parlor" over "parlour" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In Australia, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "parlor" and "parlour".
• In Ireland, there is a 93 to 7 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In Jamaica, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "parlour" over "parlor".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "parlor" and "parlour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use parlor or parlour with sample sentences.

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