“Rancor” or “Rancour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “rancor” and 3 prefer “rancour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	rancor	rancour	Preference
United States	93	7	“rancor”
United Kingdom	63	37	“rancor”
India	41	59	“rancour”
Philippines	61	39	“rancor”
Canada	82	18	“rancor”
Australia	64	36	“rancor”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	67	33	“rancor”
New Zealand	73	27	“rancor”
Jamaica	41	59	“rancour”
Trinidad & Tobago	46	54	“rancour”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“rancor”

Because of the rancor and disruptions which marked so…
…wrote, "The vehemence of his rancor toward Zelda was clear.
…... seems to harbor no rancor toward Miss Rand; in fact…
It incited rancor and division between old traditionalists…
…calls for impeachment follow, the rancor and contempt towards the justice…
…His people, hath with bitter rancor endeavored to hurt ʻAbdu'l-Bahá and…
…his opponents and never bore rancor.
…about his school years without rancor, although he had earlier termed…
Rancore ("Rancor", 1946)
…be eaten by his pet Rancor.

“rancour”

…is the ex-wife of Lord Rancour, and that they divorced after…
…peace, characterized by alarms, distrust, rancour and irritation."
The Legal Heir – Nigel Rancour
The rancour associated with these wars is…
Rancour (Envy), a bearded and hooded…
…Commines, in which she shows rancour towards Louis of Orléans.
…finds from her begging Lord Rancour for money.
Rancour explains that each murder was…
…Lettie because she was blackmailing Rancour, and Flint simply because he…
The Cymmer community seethed with rancour and the bitter feelings lasted…

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