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How do you spell Color?

Correct spelling

color

US drops the U: color. UK, AU, NZ and CA keep it: colour.

USUKCAAUNZ
colorcolourcolourcolourcolour

Why is color spelled this way?

The U in colour is a French inheritance that British English preserved while American English shed it. Noah Webster deliberately dropped the U in his 1828 dictionary to simplify American spelling.

Common misspellings of color

colourcolercoulor

Example

What color is the sky?

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell color?+
The correct spelling is "color". US drops the U: color. UK, AU, NZ and CA keep it: colour.
Is it colour or color?+
The correct spelling is "color", not "colour". This word gets 90,000 monthly searches.
Does the spelling differ by country?+
Yes. In US English it's "color", in UK English it's "colour", and Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand English follow the same spelling.

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