“Watercolor” or “Watercolour”

Language

Watercolor and watercolour are both English terms.

Usage

Watercolor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while watercolour 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
watercolor	99	33	88	98	68	32	0	43	40	84	69	0
watercolour	1	67	12	2	32	68	0	57	60	16	31	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "watercolor" over "watercolour" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "watercolour" over "watercolor".
• In India, there is a preference for "watercolor" over "watercolour" (88 to 12).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "watercolor" over "watercolour" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "watercolor" over "watercolour" (68 to 32).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "watercolour" over "watercolor".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "watercolor" and "watercolour".
• In Ireland, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "watercolour" over "watercolor".
• In New Zealand, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "watercolour" over "watercolor".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "watercolor" over "watercolour" (84 to 16).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "watercolor" over "watercolour" (69 to 31).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "watercolor" and "watercolour".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use watercolor or watercolour with sample sentences.

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