successful
/səkˈsɛsfl̩/
The verdict
“successful” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,507 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,507
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bem-sucedido
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | successful |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /səkˈsɛsfl̩/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “successful” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
successful is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,507 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /səkˈsɛsfl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bem-sucedido".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for successful, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is successful, spelled S-U-C-C-E-S-S-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1bem-sucedido
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “successful”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-C-C-E-S-S-F-U-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /səkˈsɛsfl̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.