succomber

\sy.kɔ̃.be\

/\sy.kɔ̃.be\/ verb

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The verdict

“succomber” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,502
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être accablé sous un fardeau que l’on porte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-succomber · succomber · French

succomber · rank #25,502 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,502
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH stresser

Nearest frequency peer: stresser (-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 « succomber »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « succomber » 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).

succomber vs succombé
78% similar

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

Key facts for succomber
PropertyValue
Headwordsuccomber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sy.kɔ̃.be\
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,502
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « succomber »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.succomberse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « stresser » (#25,501), « supercherie » (#25,503), « sphinx » (#25,500). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « succomber » est au #25,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around succomber (IPA \sy.kɔ̃.be\), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,502 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for succomber, with forms such as "scucomber", "ssuccomber", and "succmober". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "succombé", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is succomber, spelled S-U-C-C-O-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être accablé sous un fardeau que l’on porte.
  2. 2
    Ne pouvoir résister ; être vaincu ; céder.
  3. 3
    Mourir ; périr.
  4. 4
    Avoir le dessous en quelque entreprise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce crocheteur succombait sous le poids. Succomber sous le faix.
  2. Ce temple a succombé sous l’effort du temps, et la cellule d’un solitaire est demeurée debout sur ses débris !

This word in other languages

succumb(English)sterben(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • scucomber
  • ssuccomber
  • succmober
  • succobmer
  • succombber
  • succomberr
  • succombre
  • succomebr
  • succommber
  • sucocmber
  • sucomber
  • usccomber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of succomber - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

scucomber2ssuccomber1succmober2succobmer2succombber1succomberr1succombre2succomebr2
Edit distance from "succomber"

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 "succomber"?
"succomber" is spelled S-U-C-C-O-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.kɔ̃.be\.
What does "succomber" mean?
As a verb, "succomber" means: Être accablé sous un fardeau que l’on porte.
What words are commonly confused with "succomber"?
"succomber" is commonly confused with "succombé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "succomber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "succomber" is \sy.kɔ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "succomber" come from?
"succomber" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sangliers#25,493répondais#25,489répliquer#25,488resources#25,475

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

règnent12 variantsVincenzo12 variantsrattacher12 variantsramenant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list