# sufficient

> English word · Determiner · IPA /səˈfɪʃənt/ · frequency rank #4,191

## Definitions
1. An adequate quantity of; enough.
2. A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.

## Etymology
From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.

## Easily confused with
- **sufficiently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sufficient-vs-sufficiently)
- **sufficiency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sufficiency-vs-sufficient)

## Common misspellings (13)
`sfuficient`, `ssufficient`, `suffciient`, `sufficcient`, `sufficeint`, `sufficiennt`, `sufficientt`, `sufficietn`, `sufficinet`, `suffiicent`, `suficient`, `sufifcient`, `usfficient`

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