Which to use
“sucumbió” and “sucumbir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,161
- “sucumbió” frequency rank
- #37,873
- “sucumbir” frequency rank
- 80034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucumbió | sucumbir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sucumbir. | Rendirse o ceder ante una fuerza o deseo. |
Where the eye mixes sucumbió and sucumbir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sucumbió (CVCVCCVV) and sucumbir (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sucumbió and sucumbir
A purely visual mix-up. sucumbió ([sukũmˈbjo]) and sucumbir ([sukũmˈbiɾ]) 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 - ó in “sucumbió” becomes r in “sucumbir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucumbió is recorded at frequency rank #42,161, classified as averb, pronounced [sukũmˈbjo]. sucumbir is at rank #37,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [sukũmˈbiɾ].
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 80034, this pair ranks #12,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sucumbió vs sucumbir
Shared letters: bcimsu. Private to "sucumbió": ó. Private to "sucumbir": r.
"sucumbió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "sucumbir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucumbir ← scuumbir · ssucumbir · succumbir · sucmubir · sucubmir · sucumbbir · sucumbirr · sucumbri
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sucumbió" and "sucumbir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sucumbió" or "sucumbir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sucumbió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucumbir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucumbió" and "sucumbir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suburbio vs sucumbió". 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 #12,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.