Sucession vs. Succession: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Published on October 23, 2023
"Sucession" is incorrect; the right spelling is "Succession," which refers to the sequential order or arrangement of things or people.

Which is correct: Sucession or Succession
How to spell Succession?

Sucession is Incorrect

Succession is Correct
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Key Differences
"Succession" has two 's's just like its root word "success."

Sawaira Riaz
Oct 23, 2023
If you can spell "success," add "ion" for "Succession."

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Oct 23, 2023
Remember, two 'c's and two 's's make a successful "Succession."

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Oct 23, 2023
Pair it mentally with "sequence," as both involve ordered lists and contain two 's's.

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Oct 23, 2023
Note that "success" and "Succession" both start with "suc-"; spelling one correctly can help you with the other.

Sara Rehman
Oct 23, 2023
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Sucession and Succession Definitions
Succession
Succession means the act of following in order or sequence.
She was third in the line of succession.

Harlon Moss
Sep 15, 2023
Succession
Succession refers to a series of people or things sharing a characteristic.
The room was filled with a succession of strange noises.

Harlon Moss
Sep 15, 2023
Succession
Succession indicates the inheriting of a title, office, or estate.
The king's succession was met with mixed emotions.

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Sep 15, 2023
Succession
Succession denotes an ecological process where one community replaces another.
The forest has a natural succession of plant life.

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Sep 15, 2023
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Succession
A group of people or things arranged or following in order; a sequence
"A succession of one-man stalls offered soft drinks" (Alec Waugh).

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
The sequence in which one person after another succeeds to a title, throne, or position.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
The act or process of succeeding to the rights or duties of another.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
The act or process of becoming entitled as a legal beneficiary to the property of a deceased person.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
(Ecology) The gradual replacement of one type of ecological community by another in the same area, involving a series of orderly changes, especially in the dominant vegetation, and often resulting in the establishment of a climax community.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
(historical) In Roman and Scots law, the taking of property by one person in place of another.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.
He was in the succession to an earldom.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne.
You have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark.
The animosity of these factions did not really arise from the dispute about the succession.

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established order.

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Succession
A following of one thing after another in time;
The doctor saw a sequence of patients

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Succession
A group of people or things arranged or following in order;
A succession of stalls offering soft drinks
A succession of failures

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

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Sep 13, 2023
Succession
Succession implies a pattern or arrangement of things or events.
The project was completed in quick succession.

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Sep 15, 2023
FAQs
Why is it called Succession?
It's called "Succession" because it refers to things or people following in a specific order.

Sawaira Riaz
Oct 23, 2023
Which article is used with Succession?
"The" can be used, as in "the line of succession."

Janet White
Oct 23, 2023
Which preposition is used with Succession?
"In" or "of," as in "in succession" or "line of succession."

Harlon Moss
Oct 23, 2023
Which conjunction is used with Succession?
"And" is often used, as in "succession and inheritance."

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Oct 23, 2023
Which vowel is used before Succession?
The vowel 'u' is used before "Succession."

Janet White
Oct 23, 2023
Is the Succession term a metaphor?
Not inherently, but it can be used metaphorically.

Aimie Carlson
Oct 23, 2023
Which determiner is used with Succession?
"A," "an," or "the" can be used as determiners with "Succession."

Aimie Carlson
Oct 23, 2023
Is Succession a negative or positive word?
It is neutral; the connotation depends on context.

Janet White
Oct 23, 2023
What is a stressed syllable in Succession?
The second syllable, "ces," is stressed.

Janet White
Oct 23, 2023
What is the first form of Succession?
It's a noun; it doesn't have verb forms.

Aimie Carlson
Oct 23, 2023
What is the opposite of Succession?
The opposite could be "randomness" or "disorder."

Sara Rehman
Oct 23, 2023
How is Succession used in a sentence?
"The succession of events that day was unexpected."

Aimie Carlson
Oct 23, 2023
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