“Tumors” or “Tumours”

Language

Tumors and tumours are both English terms.

Usage

Tumors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while tumours 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
tumors	99	52	84	96	81	58	0	62	60	100	85	0
tumours	1	48	16	4	19	42	0	38	40	0	15	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (52 to 48).
• In India, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (81 to 19).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (58 to 42).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tumors" and "tumours".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (62 to 38).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (60 to 40).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "tumors" over "tumours" (85 to 15).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tumors" and "tumours".

Examples

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