Which to use
“concession” and “conversion” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,489
- “concession” frequency rank
- #4,746
- “conversion” frequency rank
- 18235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concession | conversion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of conceding. | The act of converting something or someone. |
Where the eye mixes concession and conversion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between concession and conversion
A purely visual mix-up. concession (/kənˈsɛʃən/) and conversion (/kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/) 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 18235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concession is recorded at frequency rank #13,489, classified as anoun, pronounced /kənˈsɛʃən/. conversion is at rank #4,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/.
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 18235, this pair ranks #446,230 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concession vs conversion
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "concession": -. Private to "conversion": rv.
"concession" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "conversion" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concession ← cconcession · cnocession · cocnession · conccession · concesion · concesison · concessino · concessionn
- conversion ← cconversion · cnoversion · conevrsion · connversion · converison · converrsion · conversino · conversionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concession" for "conversion" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concession" vs "conversion" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concession" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conversion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #446,230 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concession" and "conversion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conversing vs conversion". 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 #446,230 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.