Which to use
“suceda” and “sucedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,790
- “suceda” frequency rank
- #2,807
- “sucedió” frequency rank
- 10597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suceda | sucedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de suceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes suceda and sucedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suceda vs sucedió
A purely visual mix-up. suceda ([suˈseð̞a]) and sucedió ([suseˈð̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suceda is recorded at frequency rank #7,790, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈseð̞a]. sucedió is at rank #2,807, tagged as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞jo].
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 10597, this pair ranks #298,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suceda vs sucedió
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "suceda": a. Private to "sucedió": ió.
"suceda" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sucedió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suceda ← scueda · ssuceda · succeda · sucdea · sucead · sucedda · suecda · suseda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suceda" and "sucedió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suceda" vs "sucedió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suceda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suceda" and "sucedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suceda vs sucedían". 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 #298,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.