succession
French, noun/syk.sɛ.sjɔ̃/
succession is spelled S-U-C-C-E-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written French, the 4,050th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Succession is a French feminine noun meaning “succession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suite ou série de personnes ou de choses qui se succèdent les unes aux autres sans interruption, ou à peu…”.
What does succession mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuccession
- 2
feminineseries
- 3
feminineinheritance, as in the passing of possessions from a deceased person to his or her inheritors
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suite ou série de personnes ou de choses qui se succèdent les unes aux autres sans interruption, ou à peu d’intervalle l’une de l’autre. 2. Héritage, transmission de biens à la mort d’une personne. 3. Manière dont se fait la transmission des héritages. 4. Mention apposée sur une œuvre pour indiquer qu’elle provient d’un legs, d’une donation ou d’une dation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of succession
- successions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce succession?
- /syk.sɛ.sjɔ̃/
- /syk.se.sjɔ̃/
- \syk.se.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to succession
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is succession in French?
succession appears 19 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).