# cede vs coda

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### coda
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.də/ · frequency rank #39,740*
A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cede-vs-coda