Which to use
“succèdent” and “suicident” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,071
- “succèdent” frequency rank
- #41,026
- “suicident” frequency rank
- 54097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | succèdent | suicident |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de succéder. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de suicider. |
Where the eye mixes succèdent and suicident
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. succèdent (CVCCVCVCC) and suicident (CVVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses succèdent with suicident
A purely visual mix-up. succèdent (\syk.sɛd\) and suicident (\sɥi.sid\) 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 54097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
succèdent is recorded at frequency rank #13,071, classified as averb, pronounced \syk.sɛd\. suicident is at rank #41,026, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥi.sid\.
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 54097, this pair ranks #136,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of succèdent vs suicident
Shared letters: cdenstu. Private to "succèdent": è. Private to "suicident": i.
"succèdent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "suicident" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suicident ← siucident · ssuicident · suciident · suiccident · suicdient · suiciddent · suicidennt · suicidentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "succèdent" for "suicident" ever safe?
Which is more common, "succèdent" or "suicident"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "succèdent" and "suicident" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "succèdent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suicident" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "succèdent" and "suicident" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suicident vs suicidés". 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 #136,320 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.