“Saviors” or “Saviours”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “saviors” and 5 prefer “saviours”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	saviors	saviours	Preference
United States	90	10	“saviors”
United Kingdom	10	90	“saviours”
India	27	73	“saviours”
Philippines	82	18	“saviors”
Canada	68	32	“saviors”
Australia	31	69	“saviours”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	16	84	“saviours”
New Zealand	46	54	“saviours”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“saviors”

…a flare to contact the Saviors.
…view of where they were saviors rather than victims in the…
…Savior's Monastery on 5 September 1874.
Laura escapes to warn the Saviors of Dwight's betrayal.
"Saviors" is the twenty-first episode of…
…Ezekiel to the Sanctuary, the Saviors' main base.
…between Rick's allies and the Saviors.
Later, Dwight is among the Saviors at the Sanctuary listening to…
…is later ambushed by three Saviors.
…the Sanctuary, Simon and the Saviors seek him out at the…

“saviours”

…Krypton, first posing as Krypton's saviours.
…organist and musical director in 1962-1963.
…quarters of a length from Saviours Spirit.
…corner of the SE1 postcode district.
…Hammer UK to be "The saviours of melodic death metal" and…
…Saviour's parish church, Eddington, Berkshire, 1868
…aluminium, Stations of the Cross (1961)
…the Jews inculcated by the Basilidians.
…Helen, which he owned until 1583.
…conspirators who presented themselves as saviours of the Republic.

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