Which to use
“succéda” and “succédé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,787
- “succéda” frequency rank
- #12,070
- “succédé” frequency rank
- 36857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | succéda | succédé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de succéder. | Participe passé masculin singulier de succéder. |
Where the eye mixes succéda and succédé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. succéda and succédé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: succéda vs succédé
A purely visual mix-up. succéda (\syk.se.da\) and succédé (\syk.se.de\) 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 “succéda” becomes é in “succédé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
succéda is recorded at frequency rank #24,787, classified as averb, pronounced \syk.se.da\. succédé is at rank #12,070, tagged as averb, pronounced \syk.se.de\.
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 36857, this pair ranks #266,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of succéda vs succédé
Shared letters: cdsué. Private to "succéda": a. Private to "succédé": -.
"succéda" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "succédé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "succéda" and "succédé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "succéda" or "succédé"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "succéda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "succédé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "succéda" and "succédé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "succéda vs succédera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,650 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.