“Splendor” or “Splendour”

Language

Splendor and splendour are both English terms.

Usage

Splendor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while splendour 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
splendor	94	37	98	90	83	23	0	53	48	74	72	0
splendour	6	63	2	10	17	77	0	47	52	26	28	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "splendor" over "splendour" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "splendour" over "splendor".
• In India, there is a preference for "splendor" over "splendour" (98 to 2).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "splendor" over "splendour" (90 to 10).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "splendor" over "splendour" (83 to 17).
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "splendour" over "splendor".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "splendor" and "splendour".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "splendor" over "splendour" (53 to 47).
• In New Zealand, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "splendour" over "splendor".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "splendor" over "splendour" (74 to 26).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "splendor" over "splendour" (72 to 28).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "splendor" and "splendour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use splendor or splendour with sample sentences.

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