succory
/ˈsʌkəɹi/
"succory" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“succory” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chicory (Cichorium intybus).
Corpus desk
Index EN-succory · succory · English
succory · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | succory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsʌkəɹi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “succory” in English
Rare enough to double-check
succory is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsʌkəɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chicory (Cichorium intybus).".
succory has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From earlier Dutch succoreye, sukereye (Modern Dutch suikerij (“chicory”)), from Middle Dutch, from Old French cicorée. Doublet of chicory. The correct English form is succory, spelled S-U-C-C-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Chicory (Cichorium intybus).
Etymology
From earlier Dutch succoreye, sukereye (Modern Dutch suikerij (“chicory”)), from Middle Dutch, from Old French cicorée. Doublet of chicory.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.