“Rumors” or “Rumours”

Language

Rumors and rumours are both English terms.

Usage

Rumors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while rumours 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
rumors	99	11	45	97	81	34	53	16	42	70	62	100
rumours	1	89	55	3	19	66	47	84	58	30	38	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "rumors" over "rumours" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "rumours" over "rumors".
• In India, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "rumours" over "rumors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "rumors" over "rumours" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "rumors" over "rumours" (81 to 19).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "rumours" over "rumors".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "rumors" over "rumours" (53 to 47).
• In Ireland, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "rumours" over "rumors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "rumours" over "rumors".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "rumors" over "rumours" (70 to 30).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "rumors" over "rumours" (62 to 38).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "rumors" over "rumours" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use rumors or rumours with sample sentences.

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