Which to use
“sucedía” and “sucedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,728
- “sucedía” frequency rank
- #2,807
- “sucedió” frequency rank
- 18535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedía | sucedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 sucedía and sucedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucedía and sucedió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sucedía and sucedió
A purely visual mix-up. sucedía ([suseˈð̞ia]) 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 18535, 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]. 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 18535, this pair ranks #267,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucedía vs sucedió
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "sucedía": aí. Private to "sucedió": ió.
"sucedía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "sucedió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sucedía" and "sucedió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sucedía" or "sucedió" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sucedía" 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 #267,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedía" and "sucedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedía vs sucedían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #267,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.