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“suceda” and “suda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,790
“suceda” frequency rank
#26,629
“suda” frequency rank
34419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suceda suda
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de suceder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sudar.

Where the eye mixes suceda and suda

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
suceda
4 ch
suda

Look-alike desk: suceda vs suda

A purely visual mix-up. suceda ([suˈseð̞a]) and suda ([ˈsuð̞a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34419, 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]. suda is at rank #26,629, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsuð̞a].

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 34419, this pair ranks #191,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suceda vs suda

Shared letters: adsu. Private to "suceda": ce. Private to "suda": -.

"suceda" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "suda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sucedascueda · ssuceda · succeda · sucdea · sucead · sucedda · suecda · suseda
  • sudasdua · ssuda · suad · sudda · usda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "suceda" and "suda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suˈseð̞a] versus [ˈsuð̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suceda" or "suda"?
"suceda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,790 in our Spanish list, against #26,629 for "suda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "suceda" and "suda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suceda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #191,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suceda" and "suda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs suda". 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 #191,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list