different between favour vs favorite

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fe?.v?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fe?.v?/
• Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
• Hyphenation: fa?vour

Noun

favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)

1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.

Derived terms

• out of favour

Translations

Verb

favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)

1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
   • 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:

     "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —

Usage notes

• Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.

Translations

Old French

Noun

favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)

1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe?v.??t/

Adjective

favorite (comparative more favorite, superlative most favorite)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of favourite

Noun

favorite (plural favorites)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of favourite

Verb

favorite (third-person singular simple present favorites, present participle favoriting, simple past and past participle favorited)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of favourite

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /favor?ite/
• Rhymes: -ite

Adverb

favorite

1. past adverbial passive participle of favori

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.v?.?it/

Noun

favorite f (plural favorites)

1. female equivalent of favori

Adjective

favorite

1. feminine singular of favori

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /favo?rite/

Verb

favorite

1. adverbial past passive participle of favorar

Italian

Adjective

favorite f pl

1. feminine plural of favorito

Noun

favorite f

1. plural of favorita

Verb

favorite

1. feminine plural past participle of favorire
2. second-person plural present indicative of favorire
3. second-person plural imperative of favorire

Anagrams

• foratevi

Norman

Adjective

favorite

1. feminine singular of favori