Which to use
“sucesos” is a noun and “sucios” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,262
- “sucesos” frequency rank
- #10,937
- “sucios” frequency rank
- 16199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucesos | sucios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de suceso. | Forma del masculino plural de sucio. |
Where the eye mixes sucesos and sucios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucesos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sucios's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sucesos vs sucios
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucesos is [suˈsesos] while sucios is [ˈsusjos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucesos is recorded at frequency rank #5,262, classified as anoun, pronounced [suˈsesos]. sucios is at rank #10,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsusjos].
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 16199, this pair ranks #277,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucesos vs sucios
Shared letters: cosu. Private to "sucesos": e. Private to "sucios": i.
"sucesos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sucios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sucesos" and "sucios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sucesos" or "sucios" show up more?
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 "sucesos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucesos" and "sucios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucios vs sumidos". 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 #277,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.