# successful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səkˈsɛs.fəl/ · frequency rank #1,238

## Definitions
1. Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.

## Etymology
From success + -ful.

## Easily confused with
- **successfully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/successful-vs-successfully)

## Common misspellings (12)
`scucessful`, `ssuccessful`, `succesfsul`, `succesful`, `successfful`, `successflu`, `successfull`, `successufl`, `succsesful`, `sucecssful`, `sucessful`, `usccessful`

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