successful

/səkˈsɛsfl̩/

//səkˈsɛsfl̩// adj

The verdict

“successful” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,507 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,507
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bem-sucedido

Corpus desk

Index PT-successful · successful · Portuguese

successful · rank #64,507 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,507
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sudden

Nearest frequency peer: sudden (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “successful”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “successful” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for successful
PropertyValue
Headwordsuccessful
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/səkˈsɛsfl̩/
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,507
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “successful” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.successfulcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sudden” (#64,508), “spend” (#64,503), “solário” (#64,500). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “successful” fica em #64,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

successful is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,507 among 1,185 “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

  1. 1
    bem-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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "successful"?
"successful" is spelled S-U-C-C-E-S-S-F-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is /səkˈsɛsfl̩/.
What does "successful" mean?
As an adjective, "successful" means: bem-sucedido
How do you pronounce "successful"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "successful" is /səkˈsɛsfl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list