“Unsavory” or “Unsavoury”

Language

Unsavory and unsavoury are both English terms.

Usage

Unsavory is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while unsavoury 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
unsavory	96	26	33	100	67	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
unsavoury	4	74	67	0	33	67	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "unsavory" over "unsavoury" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "unsavoury" over "unsavory".
• In India, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "unsavoury" over "unsavory".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "unsavory" over "unsavoury" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "unsavory" over "unsavoury" (67 to 33).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "unsavoury" over "unsavory".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unsavory" and "unsavoury".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unsavory" and "unsavoury".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unsavory" and "unsavoury".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unsavory" and "unsavoury".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unsavory" and "unsavoury".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "unsavory" and "unsavoury".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use unsavory or unsavoury with sample sentences.

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