Which to use
“succéda” and “succéder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,787
- “succéda” frequency rank
- #11,669
- “succéder” frequency rank
- 36456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | succéda | succéder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de succéder. | Venir après ; prendre la place de. |
Where the eye mixes succéda and succéder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. succéda runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against succéder's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: succéda vs succéder
A purely visual mix-up. succéda (\syk.se.da\) and succéder (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36456, 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\. succéder is at rank #11,669, 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 36456, this pair ranks #269,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of succéda vs succéder
Shared letters: cdsué. Private to "succéda": a. Private to "succéder": er.
"succéda" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "succéder" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "succéda" for "succéder" ever safe?
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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 "succéda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "succéder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "succéda" and "succéder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "succéda vs succédera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #269,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.