“Rigors” or “Rigours”

Language

Rigors and rigours are both English terms.

Usage

Rigors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while rigours 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
rigors	97	83	82	100	88	82	0	83	83	0	100	0
rigours	3	17	18	0	12	18	0	17	17	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (83 to 17).
• In India, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (82 to 18).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (82 to 18).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rigors" and "rigours".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (83 to 17).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (83 to 17).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rigors" and "rigours".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "rigors" over "rigours" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rigors" and "rigours".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use rigors or rigours with sample sentences.

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