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

#15,498
“sucesivas” frequency rank
#14,717
“sucesivos” frequency rank
30215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sucesivas sucesivos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de sucesivo. Forma del plural de sucesivo.

Where the eye mixes sucesivas and sucesivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sucesivas and sucesivos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
sucesivas
9 ch
sucesivos

Visual trap between sucesivas and sucesivos

A purely visual mix-up. sucesivas ([suseˈsiβ̞as]) and sucesivos ([suseˈsiβ̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “sucesivas” becomes o in “sucesivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30215, 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]. 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 30215, this pair ranks #213,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sucesivas vs sucesivos

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

"sucesivas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "sucesivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sucesivas ← scuesivas · ssucesivas · succesivas · sucecivas · suceisvas · sucesiavs · sucesibas · sucesivass
  • sucesivos ← scuesivos · ssucesivos · succesivos · sucecivos · suceisvos · sucesibos · sucesiovs · sucesivoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sucesivas" and "sucesivos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suseˈsiβ̞as] versus [suseˈsiβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sucesivas" vs "sucesivos" - which ranks higher?
"sucesivos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,717 in our Spanish list, against #15,498 for "sucesivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sucesivas" 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 #213,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sucesivas" 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 #213,090 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