Which to use
“sacude” and “sucede” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,149
- “sacude” frequency rank
- #1,963
- “sucede” frequency rank
- 23112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacude | sucede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sacudir o de sacudirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes sacude and sucede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sacude vs sucede
A purely visual mix-up. sacude ([saˈkuð̞e]) and sucede ([suˈseð̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacude is recorded at frequency rank #21,149, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkuð̞e]. sucede is at rank #1,963, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈseð̞e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23112, this pair ranks #247,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sacude vs sucede
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "sacude": a. Private to "sucede": -.
"sacude" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sucede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacude" for "sucede" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sacude" vs "sucede" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sacude" and "sucede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacude" and "sucede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sácate vs sacude". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #247,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.