Which to use
“sucedía” and “sucedían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,728
- “sucedía” frequency rank
- #45,625
- “sucedían” frequency rank
- 61353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedía | sucedían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes sucedía and sucedían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sucedía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against sucedían's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sucedía with sucedían
A purely visual mix-up. sucedía ([suseˈð̞ia]) and sucedían ([suseˈð̞iãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sucedía” sits inside “sucedían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucedía is recorded at frequency rank #15,728, classified as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞ia]. sucedían is at rank #45,625, tagged as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞iãn].
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 61353, this pair ranks #55,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sucedía vs sucedían
Shared letters: acdesuí. Private to "sucedía": -. Private to "sucedían": n.
"sucedía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "sucedían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sucedía" and "sucedían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sucedía" or "sucedían"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sucedía" and "sucedían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedía" and "sucedían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedan vs sucedían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.