Which to use
“concede” is a verb and “conceit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,370
- “concede” frequency rank
- #36,084
- “conceit” frequency rank
- 51454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concede | conceit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant | Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. |
Where the eye mixes concede and conceit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between concede and conceit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concede is /kənˈsiːd/ while conceit is /kənˈsiːt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concede is recorded at frequency rank #15,370, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsiːd/. conceit is at rank #36,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈsiːt/.
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 51454, this pair ranks #165,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concede vs conceit
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "concede": d. Private to "conceit": it.
"concede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conceit" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concede" and "conceit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "concede" vs "conceit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "concede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conceit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concede" and "conceit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conceit vs conceited". 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 #165,349 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.