Succede or succeed?
Did you mean succeed? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: succeed. Misspelling: succede.
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Memory tip
Double C, and one of only three common -ceed verbs: exceed, proceed and succeed.
Why people write “succede”
This is one of only three common English verbs that end in -ceed: exceed, proceed and succeed.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make succeed automatic.
Other misspellings of “succeed”
People also write “suceed”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“suceed”
Correct spelling: succeed. Misspelling: suceed.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “suceed” is only one letter off: it uses a single C where succeed has a double CC.
What does “succeed” mean?
succeed verb
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Succeed” in a sentence
- Keep trying and you will succeed.
- The enterprise succeeded.
- Carter followed Ford.
Is “succeed” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“succede” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SUCCEED.