sucedían

[suseˈð̞iãn]

/[suseˈð̞iãn]/ verb

The verdict

“sucedían” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,625
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sucedian · sucedían · Spanish

sucedían · rank #45,625 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,625
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subsidiado

Nearest frequency peer: subsidiado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sucedían”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sucedían” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sucedían vs sucedió
63% similar
sucedían vs sucedido
63% similar
sucedían vs sucesión
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sucedían
PropertyValue
Headwordsucedían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[suseˈð̞iãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,625
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sucedían”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sucedíancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “subsidiado” (#45,624), “sumándose” (#45,626), “subproducto” (#45,623). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sucedían” va en #45,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sucedían (IPA [suseˈð̞iãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,625 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sucedían, with forms such as "scuedían", "ssucedían", and "succedían". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sucedió", "sucedido", "sucesión", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sucedían, spelled S-U-C-E-D-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • scuedían
  • ssucedían
  • succedían
  • sucdeían
  • sucedaín
  • suceddían
  • sucedíann
  • sucedína
  • suceídan
  • suecdían
  • susedían
  • uscedían

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sucedían - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

scuedían2ssucedían1succedían1sucdeían2sucedaín2suceddían1sucedíann1sucedína2
Edit distance from "sucedían"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sucedían"?
"sucedían" is spelled S-U-C-E-D-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [suseˈð̞iãn].
What does "sucedían" mean?
As a verb, "sucedían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder.
What words are commonly confused with "sucedían"?
"sucedían" is commonly confused with "sucedió", "sucedido", "sucesión". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sucedían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sucedían" is [suseˈð̞iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sucedían" come from?
"sucedían" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list