Which to use
“sucedían” and “sucedido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,625
- “sucedían” frequency rank
- #3,882
- “sucedido” frequency rank
- 49507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedían | sucedido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder. | Participio de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes sucedían and sucedido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucedían (CVCVCVVC) and sucedido (CVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sucedían with sucedido
A purely visual mix-up. sucedían ([suseˈð̞iãn]) and sucedido ([suseˈð̞ið̞o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucedían is recorded at frequency rank #45,625, classified as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞iãn]. sucedido is at rank #3,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞ið̞o].
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 49507, this pair ranks #108,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucedían vs sucedido
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "sucedían": aní. Private to "sucedido": io.
"sucedían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "sucedido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucedido ← scuedido · ssucedido · succedido · sucdeido · suceddido · suceddio · sucediddo · sucediod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucedían" for "sucedido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sucedían" vs "sucedido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedían" and "sucedido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedan 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 #108,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.