succussion
The verdict
“succussion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de secouer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-succussion · succussion · French
succussion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | succussion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « succussion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
succussion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de secouer.".
succussion has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is succussion, spelled S-U-C-C-U-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de secouer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how succussion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le corpus hippocratique, on croise aussi de nombreuses femmes qui exécutent des gestes prescrits par des médecins et qui ne demandent pas d'aptitudes techniques élevées, comme des touchers vaginaux, ou des secousses énergiques appelées "succussions".
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.