sucedidovssugeridoTell them apart

Which to use

“sucedido” and “sugerido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,882
“sucedido” frequency rank
#14,018
“sugerido” frequency rank
17900
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sucedido sugerido
Definition Participio de suceder. Participio de sugerir.

Where the eye mixes sucedido and sugerido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sucedido and sugerido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
sucedido
8 ch
sugerido

Visual trap between sucedido and sugerido

A purely visual mix-up. sucedido ([suseˈð̞ið̞o]) and sugerido ([suxeˈɾið̞o]) 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 17900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sucedido is recorded at frequency rank #3,882, classified as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞ið̞o]. sugerido is at rank #14,018, tagged as averb, pronounced [suxeˈɾið̞o].

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 17900, this pair ranks #270,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sucedido vs sugerido

Shared letters: deiosu. Private to "sucedido": c. Private to "sugerido": gr.

"sucedido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "sugerido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sucedido ← scuedido · ssucedido · succedido · sucdeido · suceddido · suceddio · sucediddo · sucediod
  • sugerido ← sguerido · ssugerido · suegrido · sugeirdo · sugerdio · sugeriddo · sugeriod · sugerrido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sucedido" and "sugerido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suseˈð̞ið̞o] versus [suxeˈɾið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sucedido" or "sugerido"?
"sucedido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,882 in our Spanish list, against #14,018 for "sugerido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "sucedido" and "sugerido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sucedido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sugerido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #270,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sucedido" and "sugerido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sugerí vs sugerido". 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 #270,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list