Which to use
“sucesos” and “sumisos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,262
- “sucesos” frequency rank
- #42,714
- “sumisos” frequency rank
- 47976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucesos | sumisos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de suceso. | Forma del plural de sumiso. |
Where the eye mixes sucesos and sumisos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sucesos and sumisos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sucesos vs sumisos
A purely visual mix-up. sucesos ([suˈsesos]) and sumisos ([suˈmisos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47976, 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]. sumisos is at rank #42,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suˈmisos].
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 47976, this pair ranks #117,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sucesos vs sumisos
Shared letters: osu. Private to "sucesos": ce. Private to "sumisos": im.
"sucesos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sumisos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sucesos" and "sumisos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sucesos" or "sumisos" 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 "sumisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucesos" and "sumisos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumidos vs sumisos". 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 #117,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.