Which to use
“sucedía” and “sucediera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,728
- “sucedía” frequency rank
- #22,199
- “sucediera” frequency rank
- 37927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedía | sucediera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes sucedía and sucediera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sucedía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against sucediera's 9 (CVCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sucedía vs sucediera
A purely visual mix-up. sucedía ([suseˈð̞ia]) and sucediera ([suseˈð̞jeɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37927, 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]. sucediera is at rank #22,199, tagged as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞jeɾa].
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 37927, this pair ranks #172,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucedía vs sucediera
Shared letters: acdesu. Private to "sucedía": í. Private to "sucediera": ir.
"sucedía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "sucediera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucediera ← scuediera · ssucediera · succediera · sucdeiera · suceddiera · sucedeira · sucediear · sucedierra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucedía" for "sucediera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sucedía" or "sucediera"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sucedía" and "sucediera" 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 "sucediera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedía" and "sucediera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedía vs sucedían". 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 #172,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.