Which to use
“concede” is a verb and “Concorde” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,370
- “concede” frequency rank
- #36,929
- “Concorde” frequency rank
- 52299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concede | Concorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant | The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially. |
Where the eye mixes concede and Concorde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concede with Concorde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concede is /kənˈsiːd/ while Concorde is /ˈkɒnkɔːd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52299, 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/. Concorde is at rank #36,929, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈkɒnkɔːd/.
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 52299, this pair ranks #158,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concede vs Concorde
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concede": -. Private to "Concorde": r.
"concede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Concorde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concede" for "Concorde" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "concede" or "Concorde" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Concorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,252 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concede" and "Concorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Concorde vs concourse". 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 #158,252 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.