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“Vapor” or “Vapour”

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).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 9 prefer “vapor” and 3 prefer “vapour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country vapor vapour Preference
United States 99 1 “vapor”
United Kingdom 39 61 “vapour”
India 19 81 “vapour”
Philippines 94 6 “vapor”
Canada 69 31 “vapor”
Australia 54 46 “vapor”
Liberia 100 0 “vapor”
Ireland 51 49 “vapor”
New Zealand 47 53 “vapour”
Jamaica 57 43 “vapor”
Trinidad & Tobago 64 36 “vapor”
Guyana 59 41 “vapor”
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“vapor”

  • …methods such as Non-flammable Alcohol Vapor in Carbon Dioxide systems have…
  • …rock stations in the U.S., Vapor Trails reached No.
  • …a mixture of liquid and vapor at a lower temperature and
  • Exhaled vapor consists of nicotine and some…
  • …transport food is based on vapor compression that ensures the maintenance…
  • …contain a lot of water vapor are forced to rise, lift…
  • …pumping chamber fills with fuel vapor rather than liquid fuel) and…
  • …returned in May 2002 with Vapor Trails, written and recorded in
  • …for a compressionless "Gas or Vapor Engine."
  • Studies demonstrate that e-cigarette vapor have adverse effects on primary…

“vapour”

  • …they felt presence of petrol vapour in the atmosphere around 4:00…
  • …an instrument to detect water vapour in the atmosphere of Mars.
  • …Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmos), meaning 'vapour', and σφαῖρα (sphaira), meaning 'ball'…
  • …toxic by inhalation of the vapour, ingestion, or percutaneous absorption.
  • "Remember I Was Vapour (Live)"* – 4:46
  • …of magnetic fields on mercury vapour.
  • …carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapour, and hydrogen are released.
  • …the song "Here Comes the Vapour".
  • …letting in new air, water vapour from the air condenses on…
  • …making them airtight and preventing vapour from escaping; this was especially…

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