Which to use
“conceding” and “conveying” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,120
- “conceding” frequency rank
- #22,938
- “conveying” frequency rank
- 47058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conceding | conveying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of concede | present participle and gerund of convey |
Where the eye mixes conceding and conveying
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses conceding with conveying
A purely visual mix-up. conceding (/kənˈsiːdɪŋ/) and conveying (/kənˈveɪ.ɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47058, 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/. conveying is at rank #22,938, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈveɪ.ɪŋ/.
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 47058, this pair ranks #205,947 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conceding vs conveying
Shared letters: cegino. Private to "conceding": d. Private to "conveying": vy.
"conceding" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "conveying" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conceding" and "conveying" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conceding" or "conveying"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "conceding" and "conveying" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conceding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conveying" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,947 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conceding" and "conveying" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conceding vs conceiving". 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 #205,947 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.