# succinct

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səkˈsɪŋkt/ · frequency rank #33,041

## Definitions
1. Brief and to the point.
2. Compressed into a tiny area.
3. Wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.

## Etymology
From Middle English succinte, succynt, from Old French succinct, from Latin succinctus, perfect passive participle of succingō (“gird from below”), from sub + cingō (“gird, wrap, surround”).

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`scucinct`, `ssuccinct`, `succicnt`, `succincct`, `succinctt`, `succinnct`, `succintc`, `succnict`, `sucicnct`, `sucinct`, `usccinct`

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