“Vapor” or “Vapour”

Language

Vapor and vapour are both English terms.

Usage

Vapor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while vapour 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
vapor	99	39	19	94	69	54	100	51	47	57	64	59
vapour	1	61	81	6	31	46	0	49	53	43	36	41

• In the United States, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "vapour" over "vapor".
• In India, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "vapour" over "vapor".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (69 to 31).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (54 to 46).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (51 to 49).
• In New Zealand, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "vapour" over "vapor".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (57 to 43).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (64 to 36).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "vapor" over "vapour" (59 to 41).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use vapor or vapour with sample sentences.

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