Which to use
“succes” and “success” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,605
- “succes” frequency rank
- #33,478
- “success” frequency rank
- 70083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | succes | success |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Succès, réussite. | Succès, réussite. |
Where the eye mixes succes and success
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. succes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against success's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between succes and success
A purely visual mix-up. succes (\syk.sɛs\) and success (\səkˈsɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “succes” sits inside “success”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
succes is recorded at frequency rank #36,605, classified as anoun, pronounced \syk.sɛs\. success is at rank #33,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced \səkˈsɛs\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70083, this pair ranks #52,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of succes vs success
Shared letters: cesu. Private to "succes": -. Private to "success": -.
"succes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "success" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "succes" for "success" ever safe?
Which is more common, "succes" or "success"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "succes" and "success" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "succes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "success" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "succes" and "success" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "socles vs succes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #52,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.