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“Rumor” or “Rumour”

Rumor is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while rumour is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country rumor rumour Preference
United States 96 4 “rumor”
United Kingdom 18 82 “rumour”
India 38 62 “rumour”
Philippines 91 9 “rumor”
Canada 67 33 “rumor”
Australia 29 71 “rumour”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 28 72 “rumour”
New Zealand 37 63 “rumour”
Jamaica 38 62 “rumour”
Trinidad & Tobago 48 52 “rumour”
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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

“rumor”

  • The rumor of an amazon in the…
  • There is a rumor that By Right of Birth…
  • …may have led to the rumor that large numbers of San…
  • According to another persistent rumor, Farmer planned to buy some…
  • …American spelling of the word "Rumor" is due to the fact…
  • …as his wife; starting a rumor that they were poisoned.
  • …of Christmas 2001 was strong rumor that Rodriguez Saa intended to…
  • …in front of I, the rumor took on a decisive reality…
  • This is a false rumor.
  • However, the rumor either turned out to be…

“rumour”

  • Betto mentions a rumour he has heard that Buoso…
  • …Am Free – Soma Mix) Rumour Records
  • Even if this was a rumour, it shows the extent she…
  • Rumour spreads that Ismail has permission…
  • …is distracted by hearing a rumour that her housekeeper, Lucy, is…
  • …3; where Geoff claims a rumour is going around that he…
  • Rumour circulated that Kurds had secretly…
  • …first want to discuss a rumour they have heard: that a…
  • …chronicler Jean Froissart reports a rumour that Mary's sister Eleanor de…
  • …the same time, a local rumour was circulating.

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