“Rumored” or “Rumoured”

Language

Rumored and rumoured are both English terms.

Usage

Rumored is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while rumoured 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
rumored	95	23	37	95	58	34	0	20	0	0	0	0
rumoured	5	77	63	5	42	66	0	80	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "rumored" over "rumoured" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "rumoured" over "rumored".
• In India, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "rumoured" over "rumored".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "rumored" over "rumoured" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "rumored" over "rumoured" (58 to 42).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "rumoured" over "rumored".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rumored" and "rumoured".
• In Ireland, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "rumoured" over "rumored".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "rumoured" over "rumored".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rumored" and "rumoured".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rumored" and "rumoured".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "rumored" and "rumoured".

Examples

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