Which to use
“sucedió” is a verb and “sucesivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,807
- “sucedió” frequency rank
- #30,684
- “sucesivo” frequency rank
- 33491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucedió | sucesivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suceder. | Dícese de lo que sucede o se sigue a otra cosa. |
Where the eye mixes sucedió and sucesivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucedió runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against sucesivo's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sucedió and sucesivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucedió is [suseˈð̞jo] while sucesivo is [suseˈsiβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucedió is recorded at frequency rank #2,807, classified as averb, pronounced [suseˈð̞jo]. sucesivo is at rank #30,684, tagged as anadj, pronounced [suseˈsiβ̞o].
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 33491, this pair ranks #196,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucedió vs sucesivo
Shared letters: ceisu. Private to "sucedió": dó. Private to "sucesivo": ov.
"sucedió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "sucesivo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucesivo ← scuesivo · ssucesivo · succesivo · sucecivo · suceisvo · sucesibo · sucesiov · sucesivvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sucedió" and "sucesivo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sucedió" vs "sucesivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucesivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucedió" and "sucesivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedidos vs sucedió". 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 #196,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.