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“Succor” or “Succour”

Language

Succor and succour are both English terms.

Usage

Succor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while succour is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
succor 85 20 29 46 65 32 0 20 30 0 0 0
succour 15 80 71 54 35 68 0 80 70 100 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "succor" over "succour" (85 to 15).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "succour" over "succor".
  • In India, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "succour" over "succor".
  • In the Philippines, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "succour" over "succor".
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "succor" over "succour" (65 to 35).
  • In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "succour" over "succor".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "succor" and "succour".
  • In Ireland, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "succour" over "succor".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "succour" over "succor".
  • In Jamaica, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "succour" over "succor".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "succor" and "succour".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "succor" and "succour".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use succor or succour with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “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.

Examples of “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


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license.)


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