# cede vs ceded

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cede
*verb · IPA /siːd/ · frequency rank #34,425*
To give up; yield to another.

### ceded
*verb · IPA /ˈsiːdɪd/ · frequency rank #27,768*
simple past and past participle of cede

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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