Which to use
“conceding” and “conceiving” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,120
- “conceding” frequency rank
- #39,748
- “conceiving” frequency rank
- 63868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conceding | conceiving |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of concede | present participle and gerund of conceive |
Where the eye mixes conceding and conceiving
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conceding vs conceiving
A purely visual mix-up. conceding (/kənˈsiːdɪŋ/) and conceiving (/kənˈsiːvɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conceding is recorded at frequency rank #24,120, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsiːdɪŋ/. conceiving is at rank #39,748, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈsiːvɪŋ/.
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 63868, this pair ranks #80,669 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conceding vs conceiving
Shared letters: cegino. Private to "conceding": d. Private to "conceiving": v.
"conceding" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "conceiving" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conceding ← cconceding · cnoceding · cocneding · concceding · concdeing · concedding · concedign · concedingg
- conceiving ← cconceiving · cnoceiving · cocneiving · concceiving · conceiivng · conceivign · conceivingg · conceivinng
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conceding" and "conceiving" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "conceding" or "conceiving" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "conceding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conceiving" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,669 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conceding" and "conceiving" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conceiving vs conniving". 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 #80,669 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.