succédé vs succèdent, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“succédé” and “succèdent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,070
“succédé” frequency rank: #13,071
“succèdent” frequency rank: 25141
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	succédé	succèdent
Definition	Participe passé masculin singulier de succéder.	Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de succéder.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set succédé and succèdent apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

succédé

9 ch

succèdent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. succédé (\syk.se.de\) and succèdent (\syk.sɛd\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

succédé is recorded at frequency rank #12,070, classified as averb, pronounced \syk.se.de\. succèdent is at rank #13,071, tagged as averb, pronounced \syk.sɛd\.

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 25141, this pair ranks #342,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of succédé vs succèdent

Shared letters: cdsu. Private to "succédé": é. Private to "succèdent": entè.

"succédé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "succèdent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

succédé#12,070

succèdent#13,071

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "succédé" and "succèdent" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\syk.se.de\ versus \syk.sɛd\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "succédé" or "succèdent"?

"succédé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,070 in our French list, against #13,071 for "succèdent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering succédé vs succèdent

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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