Which to use
“sucedan” and “sucedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,265
- “sucedan” frequency rank
- #2,807
- “sucedió” frequency rank
- 33072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedan | sucedió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes sucedan and sucedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucedan (CVCVCVC) and sucedió (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sucedan and sucedió
A purely visual mix-up. sucedan ([suˈseð̞ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33072, 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]. 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 33072, this pair ranks #198,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucedan vs sucedió
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "sucedan": an. Private to "sucedió": ió.
"sucedan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sucedió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucedan ← scuedan · ssucedan · succedan · sucdean · suceadn · sucedann · suceddan · sucedna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sucedan" and "sucedió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sucedan" vs "sucedió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedan" 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 #198,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedan" and "sucedió" 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 #198,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.