“Parlors” or “Parlours”

Language

Parlors and parlours are both English terms.

Usage

Parlors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while parlours 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
parlors	97	15	11	83	40	20	0	20	22	0	0	0
parlours	3	85	89	17	60	80	0	80	78	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "parlors" over "parlours" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "parlours" over "parlors".
• In India, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "parlours" over "parlors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "parlors" over "parlours" (83 to 17).
• In Canada, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "parlours" over "parlors".
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "parlours" over "parlors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "parlors" and "parlours".
• In Ireland, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "parlours" over "parlors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "parlours" over "parlors".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "parlors" and "parlours".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "parlors" and "parlours".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "parlors" and "parlours".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use parlors or parlours with sample sentences.

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