sepulture
/ˈsɛpəɫt͡ʃ ə(ɹ)/noun, verb
sepulture is spelled S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sepulture means “The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sepulture is sepultures.
How many letters and syllables are in sepulture?
| Letters | 9: S-E-P-U-L-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sepulture?
Sepulture appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sepulture?
- /ˈsɛpəɫt͡ʃ ə(ɹ)/
- /ˈsɛpəɫˌt͡ʃ ʊə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sepulture.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sepulture
- sepultures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sepulturing participle, present
- sepultured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sepulture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
- 2
archaicAlternative form of sepulchre.
verb
- 1
To inter in a sepulture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sepulture come from?
From Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).