“Watercolors” or “Watercolours”

Language

Watercolors and watercolours are both English terms.

Usage

Watercolors is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while watercolours 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
watercolors	98	19	62	92	56	24	0	21	28	0	0	0
watercolours	2	81	38	8	44	76	0	79	72	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "watercolors" over "watercolours" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "watercolours" over "watercolors".
• In India, there is a preference for "watercolors" over "watercolours" (62 to 38).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "watercolors" over "watercolours" (92 to 8).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "watercolors" over "watercolours" (56 to 44).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "watercolours" over "watercolors".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "watercolors" and "watercolours".
• In Ireland, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "watercolours" over "watercolors".
• In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "watercolours" over "watercolors".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "watercolors" and "watercolours".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "watercolors" and "watercolours".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "watercolors" and "watercolours".

Examples

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