# favour vs favoured

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### favour
*noun · frequency rank #4,235*
British standard spelling of favor.

### favoured
*adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪ.vɚd/ · frequency rank #13,915*
Treated or regarded with partiality.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/favour-vs-favoured