# succession vs successive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### succession
*noun · IPA /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #7,504*
An act, process, or instance of succeeding:

### successive
*adjective · IPA /səkˈsɛsɪv/ · frequency rank #8,990*
Coming one after the other in a series.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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