# consecutive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/ · frequency rank #5,313

## Definitions
1. Following, in succession, without interruption.
2. Having some logical sequence.

## Etymology
From French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”).

## Easily confused with
- **convective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consecutive-vs-convective)
- **consecutively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consecutive-vs-consecutively)
- **connective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connective-vs-consecutive)

## Common misspellings (16)
`cconsecutive`, `cnosecutive`, `conescutive`, `connsecutive`, `consceutive`, `conseccutive`, `consectuive`, `consecuitve`, `consecutiev`, `consecutivve`, `consecuttive`, `consecutvie`, `conseuctive`, `conssecutive`, `cosnecutive`, `ocnsecutive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/consecutive