successional
adjective, noun
successional is spelled S-U-C-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, successional means “Of, related to or caused by succession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in successional?
| Letters | 12: S-U-C-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is successional?
Successional appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of successional
- successionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does successional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, related to or caused by succession
noun
- 1
Such an organism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Successional in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, related to or caused by succession:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sucesorio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does successional come from?
From succession + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).