Which to use
“sucesión” and “suceso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,464
- “sucesión” frequency rank
- #7,493
- “suceso” frequency rank
- 13957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucesión | suceso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de suceder. | Situación o estado que sobreviene, en especial si reviste cierta importancia |
Where the eye mixes sucesión and suceso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucesión runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against suceso's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sucesión vs suceso
A purely visual mix-up. sucesión ([suseˈsjõn]) and suceso ([suˈseso]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13957, 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]. suceso is at rank #7,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suˈseso].
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 13957, this pair ranks #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucesión vs suceso
Shared letters: cesu. Private to "sucesión": inó. Private to "suceso": o.
"sucesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "suceso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suceso ← scueso · ssuceso · succeso · suceos · sucseo · suecso · suseso · usceso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucesión" for "suceso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sucesión" vs "suceso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sucesión" and "suceso" 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 "suceso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucesión" and "suceso" 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 #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.