# successive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səkˈsɛsɪv/ · frequency rank #8,990

## Definitions
1. Coming one after the other in a series.
2. Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
3. Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.

## Etymology
From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`scucessive`, `ssuccessive`, `succesisve`, `succesive`, `successiev`, `successivve`, `successvie`, `succsesive`, `sucecssive`, `sucessive`, `usccessive`

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