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“Savor” or “Savour”

Savor is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while savour 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, 2 prefer “savor” and 8 prefer “savour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country savor savour Preference
United States 92 8 “savor”
United Kingdom 24 76 “savour”
India 34 66 “savour”
Philippines 79 21 “savor”
Canada 42 58 “savour”
Australia 18 82 “savour”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 16 84 “savour”
New Zealand 47 53 “savour”
Jamaica 39 61 “savour”
Trinidad & Tobago 0 100 “savour”
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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

“savor”

  • …asks for some time to savor his freedom.
  • …have yet to lose their savor ...
  • …expected to enjoy, celebrate and savor their own success.
  • …Hecht's silken phrases with acid savor and burns folks with his
  • Women's – 55 kg: Teja Savor
  • Later sequels were Savor the Moment, and Happy Ever
  • …week just leafing through to savor the gems.... One day I…
  • …can enjoy sunny days and savor the typical dish of the…
  • …summer 2005 MGD Flavor 2 Savor mini-tour.
  • …these quirky seniors intended to savor every moment of life in…

“savour”

  • …book to read slowly, to savour its vitality and variety, one…
  • …invited as guest chef for SAVOUR held in Shanghai, a gastronomic,…
  • …shops exist and one can savour a wine typical of the…
  • Salt could lose its savour."
  • …succession of négociant houses, including Savour Club.
  • …World Gourmet Summit 2013 and Savour 2013.
  • …sick to death with the savour' of the base coins in…
  • …nourishing and was born to savour.
  • …describes, it "is one to savour".
  • …such a way that they savour of gall and bile.

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