consecution
/ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən/
"consecution" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“consecution” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-consecution · consecution · English
consecution · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consecution |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “consecution” in English
Rare enough to double-check
consecution is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for consecution in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English consecucioun (“attainment”), from Latin cōnsecūtiō (“effect, proper sequence, attainment”), from past participle of cōnsequor (“to follow, result, reach”). The correct English form is consecution, spelled C-O-N-S-E-C-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
- 2A succession or series of any kind.
- 3Sequence.
- 4The relation of consequent to antecedent.
- 5A succession of similar intervals in harmony.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how consecution appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some consecutions are so intimately and evidently connexed to or found in the premises, that the conclusion is attained, and without any thing of ratiocinative progress
there shall be generated such a consecution of colours, whose order, from the thin end towards the thick, shall be yellow, red, purple, blue, green, and these so often repeated
Etymology
From Middle English consecucioun (“attainment”), from Latin cōnsecūtiō (“effect, proper sequence, attainment”), from past participle of cōnsequor (“to follow, result, reach”).
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.