Which to use
“sucedían” is a verb and “sucesión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,625
- “sucedían” frequency rank
- #6,464
- “sucesión” frequency rank
- 52089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedían | sucesión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suceder. | Acción o efecto de suceder. |
Where the eye mixes sucedían and sucesión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucedían and sucesión follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sucedían with sucesión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucedían is [suseˈð̞iãn] while sucesión is [suseˈsjõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52089, 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]. sucesión is at rank #6,464, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suseˈsjõn].
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 52089, this pair ranks #94,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucedían vs sucesión
Shared letters: censu. Private to "sucedían": adí. Private to "sucesión": ió.
"sucedían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "sucesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucedían" for "sucesión" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sucedían" or "sucesión" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sucedían" and "sucesión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucesión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedían" and "sucesión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedan vs sucedían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #94,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.