Which to use
“sucesión” and “supresión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,464
- “sucesión” frequency rank
- #10,078
- “supresión” frequency rank
- 16542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucesión | supresión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de suceder. | Acción o efecto de suprimir |
Where the eye mixes sucesión and supresión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sucesión runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against supresión's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sucesión and supresión
A purely visual mix-up. sucesión ([suseˈsjõn]) and supresión ([supɾeˈsjõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16542, 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]. supresión is at rank #10,078, tagged as anoun, pronounced [supɾeˈsjõn].
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 16542, this pair ranks #275,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucesión vs supresión
Shared letters: einsuó. Private to "sucesión": c. Private to "supresión": pr.
"sucesión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "supresión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sucesión" and "supresión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sucesión" or "supresión" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sucesión" and "supresión" 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 "supresión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucesión" and "supresión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucesión vs sugestión". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #275,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.