# suffice

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈfaɪs/ · frequency rank #15,925

## Definitions
1. To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
2. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
3. To furnish; to supply adequately.

## Etymology
From Middle English suffisen, from Middle French souffire, from Latin sufficiō (“supply, be adequate”), from sub (“under”) + faciō (“do, make”). Cognate with French suffire.

## Easily confused with
- **suffix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffice-vs-suffix)
- **surface** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffice-vs-surface)
- **sulfide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffice-vs-sulfide)

## Common misspellings (8)
`sfufice`, `ssuffice`, `suffcie`, `sufficce`, `suffiec`, `sufice`, `sufifce`, `usffice`

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