Which to use
“sucesión” is a noun and “sucesivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,464
- “sucesión” frequency rank
- #30,684
- “sucesivo” frequency rank
- 37148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucesión | sucesivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de suceder. | Dícese de lo que sucede o se sigue a otra cosa. |
Where the eye mixes sucesión and sucesivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sucesión (CVCVCVVC) and sucesivo (CVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sucesión and sucesivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucesión is [suseˈsjõn] while sucesivo is [suseˈsiβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucesión is recorded at frequency rank #6,464, classified as anoun, pronounced [suseˈsjõn]. 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 37148, this pair ranks #176,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucesión vs sucesivo
Shared letters: ceisu. Private to "sucesión": nó. Private to "sucesivo": ov.
"sucesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "sucesivo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucesivo ← scuesivo · ssucesivo · succesivo · sucecivo · suceisvo · sucesibo · sucesiov · sucesivvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucesión" for "sucesivo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sucesión" vs "sucesivo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sucesión" and "sucesivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucesión" 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 #176,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucesión" and "sucesivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucesión vs sugestión". 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 #176,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.