Which to use
“sucedían” and “sucedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,625
- “sucedían” frequency rank
- #2,807
- “sucedió” frequency rank
- 48432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedían | sucedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 sucedían and sucedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucedían runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against sucedió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sucedían and sucedió
A purely visual mix-up. sucedían ([suseˈð̞iãn]) 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 48432, 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]. 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 48432, this pair ranks #114,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucedían vs sucedió
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "sucedían": aní. Private to "sucedió": ió.
"sucedían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "sucedió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucedían" for "sucedió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sucedían" vs "sucedió" - 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 "sucedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedían" and "sucedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedan vs sucedían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #114,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.