Which to use
“sucesión” is a noun and “sucesivos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,464
- “sucesión” frequency rank
- #14,717
- “sucesivos” frequency rank
- 21181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucesión | sucesivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de suceder. | Forma del plural de sucesivo. |
Where the eye mixes sucesión and sucesivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sucesión vs sucesivos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucesión is [suseˈsjõn] while sucesivos is [suseˈsiβ̞os]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21181, 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]. sucesivos is at rank #14,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced [suseˈsiβ̞os].
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 21181, this pair ranks #256,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucesión vs sucesivos
Shared letters: ceisu. Private to "sucesión": nó. Private to "sucesivos": ov.
"sucesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "sucesivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucesivos ← scuesivos · ssucesivos · succesivos · sucecivos · suceisvos · sucesibos · sucesiovs · sucesivoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucesión" for "sucesivos" ever safe?
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- Full dictionary entry for "sucesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucesivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucesión" and "sucesivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucedidos vs sucesivos". 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 #256,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.