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How do you spell Colour?

Correct spelling

colour

US drops the U: color. UK/AU/NZ keep it: colour.

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colorcolourcolourcolourcolour

Why is colour spelled this way?

The U in colour is a French inheritance that British English preserved while American English shed. Noah Webster deliberately removed the U in his 1828 dictionary to create a distinctly American spelling system.

Common misspellings of colour

colurcoulorcolercoular

Example

What colour is the sky?

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell colour?+
The correct spelling is "colour". US drops the U: color. UK/AU/NZ keep it: colour.
Is it colur or colour?+
The correct spelling is "colour", not "colur". This word gets 50,000+ 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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