sepulcher

/ˈsɛpəlkə/

//ˈsɛpəlkə// noun

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"sepulcher" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sepulcher” is uncommon English (frequency #99,837 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,837
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of sepulchre.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sepulcher · sepulcher · English

sepulcher · rank #99,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,837
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH septicemia

Nearest frequency peer: septicemia (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “sepulcher”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “sepulcher” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sepulcher
PropertyValue
Headwordsepulcher
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛpəlkə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sepulcher” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sepulcherfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “septicemia” (#99,836), “sepulchral” (#99,838), “selfhood” (#99,834). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sepulcher” is #99,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sepulcher is uncommon English at frequency #99,837 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɛpəlkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of sepulchre.".

sepulcher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is sepulcher, spelled S-E-P-U-L-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of sepulchre.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sepulcher"?
"sepulcher" is spelled S-E-P-U-L-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛpəlkə/.
What does "sepulcher" mean?
As a noun, "sepulcher" means: Alternative form of sepulchre.
How do you pronounce "sepulcher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sepulcher" is /ˈsɛpəlkə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sepulcher" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sepulcher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scrimshaw#99,828showplace#99,856Sarkisian#99,814sidetrack#99,860

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list