sucesivasvssucesivoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sucesivas” and “sucesivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,498
“sucesivas” frequency rank
#30,684
“sucesivo” frequency rank
46182
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sucesivas sucesivo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de sucesivo. Dícese de lo que sucede o se sigue a otra cosa.

Where the eye mixes sucesivas and sucesivo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sucesivas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against sucesivo's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
sucesivas
8 ch
sucesivo

Why the eye confuses sucesivas with sucesivo

A purely visual mix-up. sucesivas ([suseˈsiβ̞as]) and sucesivo ([suseˈsiβ̞o]) 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 46182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sucesivas is recorded at frequency rank #15,498, classified as anadj, pronounced [suseˈsiβ̞as]. 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 46182, this pair ranks #127,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sucesivas vs sucesivo

Shared letters: ceisuv. Private to "sucesivas": a. Private to "sucesivo": o.

"sucesivas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "sucesivo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sucesivas ← scuesivas · ssucesivas · succesivas · sucecivas · suceisvas · sucesiavs · sucesibas · sucesivass
  • sucesivo ← scuesivo · ssucesivo · succesivo · sucecivo · suceisvo · sucesibo · sucesiov · sucesivvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sucesivas" and "sucesivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suseˈsiβ̞as] versus [suseˈsiβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sucesivas" or "sucesivo"?
"sucesivas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,498 in our Spanish list, against #30,684 for "sucesivo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sucesivas" 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 #127,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sucesivas" and "sucesivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucesivo 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 #127,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list