Which to use
“sucede” and “sucedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,963
- “sucede” frequency rank
- #2,807
- “sucedió” frequency rank
- 4770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucede | sucedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 sucede and sucedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sucede with sucedió
A purely visual mix-up. sucede ([suˈseð̞e]) 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 4770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucede is recorded at frequency rank #1,963, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈseð̞e]. 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 4770, this pair ranks #315,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucede vs sucedió
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "sucede": -. Private to "sucedió": ió.
"sucede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sucedió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucede ← scuede · ssucede · succede · sucdee · sucedde · suceed · suecde · susede
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sucede" and "sucedió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sucede" or "sucedió"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sucede" and "sucedió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucede" 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 #315,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucede" and "sucedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedidos vs sucedió". 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 #315,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.