sucumbir

[sukũmˈbiɾ]

/[sukũmˈbiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“sucumbir” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,873. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,873
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendirse o ceder ante una fuerza o deseo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sucumbir · sucumbir · Spanish

sucumbir · rank #37,873 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,873
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subway

Nearest frequency peer: subway (-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 “sucumbir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sucumbir” 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).

sucumbir vs sucumbió
88% similar

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

Key facts for sucumbir
PropertyValue
Headwordsucumbir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sukũmˈbiɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,873
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sucumbir”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “subway” (#37,872), “suplica” (#37,874), “subsiste” (#37,871). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sucumbir” va en #37,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sucumbir (IPA [sukũmˈbiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,873 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sucumbir, with forms such as "scuumbir", "ssucumbir", and "succumbir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sucumbió", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sucumbir, spelled S-U-C-U-M-B-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendirse o ceder ante una fuerza o deseo.
  2. 2
    Llegar la vida a su fin, especialmente por causa de enfermedad o violencia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sucumbir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si a Guatimozín sucesor de Moctezuma, se le trata como emperador, y le ponen la corona, fue por irrisión y no por respeto, para que experimentase este escarnio antes que las torturas. Iguales a la suerte de este monarca fueron las del rey de Michoacán, Catzontzin; el Zipa de Bogotá, y cuantos Toquis, Imas, Zipas, Ulmenes, Caciques y demás dignidades india…
  2. Excusado es decir a ustedes que los pocos víveres que había se fueron acabando hasta que no quedó nada, sin que el gobernador diera a esto importancia aparente, pues cada hora se sostenía más en su tema de que Gerona no se rendiría mientras él viviese, y aunque media población sucumbiera a las penas del hambre y a las calenturas que se iban desarrollando…

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • scuumbir
  • ssucumbir
  • succumbir
  • sucmubir
  • sucubmir
  • sucumbbir
  • sucumbirr
  • sucumbri
  • sucumibr
  • sucummbir
  • sucumvir
  • suucmbir
  • uscumbir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sucumbir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

scuumbir2ssucumbir1succumbir1sucmubir2sucubmir2sucumbbir1sucumbirr1sucumbri2
Edit distance from "sucumbir"

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 "sucumbir"?
"sucumbir" is spelled S-U-C-U-M-B-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sukũmˈbiɾ].
What does "sucumbir" mean?
As a verb, "sucumbir" means: Rendirse o ceder ante una fuerza o deseo.
What words are commonly confused with "sucumbir"?
"sucumbir" is commonly confused with "sucumbió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sucumbir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sucumbir" is [sukũmˈbiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sucumbir" come from?
"sucumbir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sucumbir", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list