# honorable vs honourable

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### honorable
*adjective · IPA /ˈɒn.ə ɹəbl̩/ · frequency rank #9,480*
Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.

### honourable
*adjective · frequency rank #11,722*
Standard spelling of honorable.

## Source
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