# succession

> English word · Noun · IPA /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #7,504

## Definitions
1. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
2. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
3. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
4. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
5. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
6. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
7. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
8. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:
9. An act, process, or instance of succeeding:

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).

## Easily confused with
- **successor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/succession-vs-successor)
- **successive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/succession-vs-successive)
- **secession** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secession-vs-succession)

## Common misspellings (12)
`scucession`, `ssuccession`, `succesion`, `succesison`, `successino`, `successionn`, `successoin`, `succestion`, `succsesion`, `sucecssion`, `sucession`, `usccession`

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