“Valor” or “Valour”

Language

Valor and valour are both English terms.

Usage

Valor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while valour 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
valor	99	80	58	98	77	79	0	93	79	71	84	87
valour	1	20	42	2	23	21	0	7	21	29	16	13

• In the United States, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (80 to 20).
• In India, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (58 to 42).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (77 to 23).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (79 to 21).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "valor" and "valour".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (93 to 7).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (79 to 21).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (71 to 29).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (84 to 16).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "valor" over "valour" (87 to 13).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use valor or valour with sample sentences.

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