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Which to use

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

#30,265
“sucedan” frequency rank
#46,829
“sujetan” frequency rank
77094
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sucedan sujetan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de suceder. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sujetar.

Where the eye mixes sucedan and sujetan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucedan and sujetan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
sucedan
7 ch
sujetan

Why the eye confuses sucedan with sujetan

A purely visual mix-up. sucedan ([suˈseð̞ãn]) and sujetan ([suˈxet̪ãn]) 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 77094, 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]. sujetan is at rank #46,829, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈxet̪ãn].

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 77094, this pair ranks #16,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sucedan vs sujetan

Shared letters: aensu. Private to "sucedan": cd. Private to "sujetan": jt.

"sucedan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "sujetan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sucedan ← scuedan · ssucedan · succedan · sucdean · suceadn · sucedann · suceddan · sucedna
  • sujetan ← sjuetan · ssujetan · suejtan · sujeatn · sujetann · sujetna · sujettan · sujjetan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sucedan" and "sujetan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suˈseð̞ãn] versus [suˈxet̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sucedan" or "sujetan"?
"sucedan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,265 in our Spanish list, against #46,829 for "sujetan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "sucedan" and "sujetan" 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 "sujetan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sucedan" and "sujetan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sujetan vs sujetando". 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 #16,602 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