“Succor” or “Succour”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “succor” and 7 prefer “succour”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	succor	succour	Preference
United States	85	15	“succor”
United Kingdom	20	80	“succour”
India	29	71	“succour”
Philippines	46	54	“succour”
Canada	65	35	“succor”
Australia	32	68	“succour”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	20	80	“succour”
New Zealand	30	70	“succour”
Jamaica	0	100	“succour”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“succor”

…of body: dana (charity), paritrana (succor of the distressed) and paricarana…
…with Our Lady of Prompt Succor, the seventh and eighth grades
…construction of roads by which succor can be readily thrown to…
…manner in which he brought succor to the distressed and the…
…with the news that no succor could be expected.
…approaching with his troops to succor Badajoz and that the forces…
…support which was the economic succor of the residents of the…
…six battalions but failed to succor his ambushed column.
moved from Prompt Succor to Menard.
…day Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church.

“succour”

…of the church, or for succour and pardon of those suffering…
…of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, which were considered most important…
…of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
…like Phoebe, had been a 'succour of many'.
…was "to promise aid and succour to Amaury de Montfort and…
Beith, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
That afternoon, Admiralty salvage vessel Succour secured a tow.
…to sail for Gascony, to succour the Duke of Lancaster, who…
…flood and the road of succour and assistance to the advance…
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School

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