# honour vs honoured

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### honour
*noun · IPA /ˈɒnə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #3,815*
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.

### honoured
*adjective · IPA /ˈɑnɚd/ · frequency rank #11,230*
Respected, having received honour.

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