“Savior” or “Saviour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “savior” and 6 prefer “saviour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	savior	saviour	Preference
United States	88	12	“savior”
United Kingdom	27	73	“saviour”
India	32	68	“saviour”
Philippines	78	22	“savior”
Canada	60	40	“savior”
Australia	35	65	“saviour”
Liberia	100	0	“savior”
Ireland	31	69	“saviour”
New Zealand	41	59	“saviour”
Jamaica	40	60	“saviour”
Trinidad & Tobago	51	49	“savior”
Guyana	54	46	“savior”

Usage

Examples in context

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

“savior”

Bill Blackbeard: Paper Savior Part 1 and Part 2,…
Translation: "Cross of Our Savior, have mercy on Stephanoz, the…
…brought the woman before the Savior have been held up to…
…and may be a great savior, or a conqueror.
…at the Church of the Savior on Blood was created in…
…Lead That Great Band) / Savior Guide Me
Simon (also known as Lead Savior in his first appearance) is…
"Savior," (na) Asimov’s June 2000
…later leads some of the Saviors into an ambush in which…
…innocent siblings by murdering his savior Gavrail Radomir, while the latter…

“saviour”

…row on the left the Saviour blessing, St. George, St. Nicholas…
…at Długa 3; Christ the Saviour Presbyterian Church at Długa 3,…
…the light of Spain, the saviour of his country, the honour…
…priest, and king head and Saviour of his church the heir…
…strange figure of the "Altlantis saviour", combining the image of the…
…push on with being the saviour of the day, which he's…
…sworn-in as Connétable of St Saviour in the Royal Court of
…at the Church of the Saviour are conducted according to rite…
…thoroughly to his God and Saviour in those duties, public and…
Holy Saviour of the World Cathedral, Olinda

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