“Rancor” or “Rancour”

Language

Rancor and rancour are both English terms.

Usage

Rancor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while rancour 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
rancor	93	63	41	61	82	64	0	67	73	41	46	0
rancour	7	37	59	39	18	36	0	33	27	59	54	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "rancor" over "rancour" (93 to 7).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "rancor" over "rancour" (63 to 37).
• In India, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "rancour" over "rancor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "rancor" over "rancour" (61 to 39).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "rancor" over "rancour" (82 to 18).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "rancor" over "rancour" (64 to 36).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rancor" and "rancour".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "rancor" over "rancour" (67 to 33).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "rancor" over "rancour" (73 to 27).
• In Jamaica, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "rancour" over "rancor".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "rancour" over "rancor".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rancor" and "rancour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use rancor or rancour with sample sentences.

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