“Vapors” or “Vapours”

Language

Vapors and vapours are both English terms.

Usage

Vapors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while vapours 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
vapors	100	27	22	95	68	43	0	47	59	0	0	0
vapours	0	73	78	5	32	57	0	53	41	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "vapors" over "vapours" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "vapours" over "vapors".
• In India, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "vapours" over "vapors".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "vapors" over "vapours" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "vapors" over "vapours" (68 to 32).
• In Australia, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "vapours" over "vapors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vapors" and "vapours".
• In Ireland, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "vapours" over "vapors".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "vapors" over "vapours" (59 to 41).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vapors" and "vapours".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vapors" and "vapours".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vapors" and "vapours".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use vapors or vapours with sample sentences.

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