succéder

\syk.se.de\

/\syk.se.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“succéder” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,669
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Venir après ; prendre la place de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-succeder · succéder · French

succéder · rank #11,669 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,669
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH spencer

Nearest frequency peer: spencer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « succéder »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « succéder » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

succéder vs suicider
75% similar
succéder vs succédera
89% similar
succéder vs succédé
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for succéder
PropertyValue
Headwordsuccéder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\syk.se.de\
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,669
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « succéder »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).succéderse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « spencer » (#11,668), « souffler » (#11,667), « Susan » (#11,671). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « succéder » est au #11,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around succéder (IPA \syk.se.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,669 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for succéder, with forms such as "scucéder", "ssuccéder", and "succdéer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "suicider", "succédera", "succédé", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is succéder, spelled S-U-C-C-É-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Venir après ; prendre la place de.
  2. 2
    Succéder à quelqu’un : Posséder après lui une charge, un emploi, une dignité, etc.
  3. 3
    Recueillir l’héritage d’une personne par droit de parenté.
  4. 4
    Réussir, avoir une heureuse issue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how succéder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’atmosphère avait été lourde pendant toute la journée, et le soir un orage terrible se déclara. Les coups de tonnerre se succédaient sans interruption ; la pluie tombait, torrentielle.
  2. Le temps s’était gâté tout à fait […] Les rafales, accompagnées de grêle et de tonnerre, se succédaient, accourant du sud sud-est […]

This word in other languages

succeed(English)nachfolgen(Deutsch)suceder(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • scucéder
  • ssuccéder
  • succdéer
  • succeder
  • succédder
  • succéderr
  • succédre
  • succéedr
  • sucécder
  • sucéder
  • usccéder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of succéder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

scucéder2ssuccéder1succdéer2succeder1succédder1succéderr1succédre2succéedr2
Edit distance from "succéder"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "succéder"?
"succéder" is spelled S-U-C-C-É-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \syk.se.de\.
What does "succéder" mean?
As a verb, "succéder" means: Venir après ; prendre la place de.
What words are commonly confused with "succéder"?
"succéder" is commonly confused with "suicider", "succédera", "succédé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "succéder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "succéder" is \syk.se.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "succéder" come from?
"succéder" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "succéder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

souffler#11,667thriller#11,676Touraine#11,679traction#11,680

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

spencer11 variantssuscité11 variantsretards11 variantsrestons11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list