Which to use
“sucesivos” is an adjective and “sucesos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,717
- “sucesivos” frequency rank
- #5,262
- “sucesos” frequency rank
- 19979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucesivos | sucesos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sucesivo. | Forma del plural de suceso. |
Where the eye mixes sucesivos and sucesos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sucesivos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against sucesos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sucesivos and sucesos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucesivos is [suseˈsiβ̞os] while sucesos is [suˈsesos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucesivos is recorded at frequency rank #14,717, classified as anadj, pronounced [suseˈsiβ̞os]. sucesos is at rank #5,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suˈsesos].
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 19979, this pair ranks #261,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucesivos vs sucesos
Shared letters: ceosu. Private to "sucesivos": iv. Private to "sucesos": -.
"sucesivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "sucesos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sucesivos" and "sucesos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sucesivos" or "sucesos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sucesivos" and "sucesos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucesivos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucesos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucesivos" and "sucesos" 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 #261,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.