# favorite vs favourite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### favorite
*adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ · frequency rank #1,139*
US standard spelling of favourite.

### favourite
*adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ · frequency rank #2,624*
Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/favorite-vs-favourite