successively
adverb
successively is spelled S-U-C-C-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, successively means “In a serial or successive manner; one following another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in successively?
| Letters | 12: S-U-C-C-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is successively?
Successively appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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).
How do you pronounce successively?
- US
Successively has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-successively.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does successively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a serial or successive manner; one following another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Successively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a serial manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nacheinander, hintereinander |
| Portuguese | sucessivamente |
| Spanish | sucesivamente |
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 successively come from?
From successive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).