“Tricolor” or “Tricolour”

Language

Tricolor and tricolour are both English terms.

Usage

Tricolor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while tricolour 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
tricolor	99	43	39	98	66	42	0	34	47	0	0	0
tricolour	1	57	61	2	34	58	0	66	53	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "tricolor" over "tricolour" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
• In India, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "tricolor" over "tricolour" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "tricolor" over "tricolour" (66 to 34).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".
• In Ireland, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use tricolor or tricolour with sample sentences.

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