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“Sepulcher” or “Sepulchre”

Sepulcher is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while sepulchre is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 0 prefer “sepulcher” and 10 prefer “sepulchre”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country sepulcher sepulchre Preference
United States 35 65 “sepulchre”
United Kingdom 21 79 “sepulchre”
India 17 83 “sepulchre”
Philippines 31 69 “sepulchre”
Canada 32 68 “sepulchre”
Australia 29 71 “sepulchre”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 16 84 “sepulchre”
New Zealand 24 76 “sepulchre”
Jamaica 0 100 “sepulchre”
Trinidad & Tobago 0 100 “sepulchre”
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“sepulcher”

  • …the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher by St. Raphael of Brooklyn
  • Below, around the empty sepulcher, the apostles observe the scene…
  • Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem
  • The sepulcher served a model for those…
  • …of the crypt and the sepulcher were made with stone materials…
  • …♦ THE WHOLE EARTH THEIR SEPULCHER ★”.
  • …a hill called Mount Saint Sepulcher, and anchored by the Memorial…
  • …Memorial Church of the Holy Sepulcher was designed by the architect…
  • …in America" and a Holy Sepulcher.
  • …new 30-stop organ in the sepulcher of Montivilliers Abbey by brothers…

“sepulchre”

  • Church of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
  • …part of that of St Sepulchre.
  • …first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
  • …Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Lieutenancy of Malta…
  • Fathers of the Holy Sepulchre
  • …the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the al-Aqsa Mosque.
  • …Tomb of Jesus (the Holy Sepulchre)
  • …to come from the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, whence the dedication.
  • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre(); is also called the Church…

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