Which to use
“sucedan” and “sucede” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,265
- “sucedan” frequency rank
- #1,963
- “sucede” frequency rank
- 32228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedan | sucede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de suceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes sucedan and sucede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sucedan and sucede
A purely visual mix-up. sucedan ([suˈseð̞ãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucedan is recorded at frequency rank #30,265, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈseð̞ãn]. 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 32228, this pair ranks #203,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucedan vs sucede
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "sucedan": an. Private to "sucede": -.
"sucedan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sucede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucedan" for "sucede" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sucedan" vs "sucede" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sucedan" and "sucede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedan" 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 #203,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedan" and "sucede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedan vs sujetan". 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 #203,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.