concede

/kənˈsiːd/

//kənˈsiːd// verb

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"concede" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“concede” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,370
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

Corpus desk

Index EN-concede · concede · English

concede · rank #15,370 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,370
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH commencement

Nearest frequency peer: commencement (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “concede”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “concede” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

concede vs conde
71% similar
concede vs conned
71% similar
concede vs concept
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for concede
PropertyValue
Headwordconcede
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kənˈsiːd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,370
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “concede” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).concedelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “commencement” (#15,369), “Claus” (#15,367), “contestant” (#15,373). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around concede (IPA /kənˈsiːd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,370 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for concede, with forms such as "cconcede", "cnocede", and "cocnede". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "conde", "conned", "concept", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”). The correct English form is concede, spelled C-O-N-C-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
  2. 2
    To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
  3. 3
    To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge
  4. 4
    To yield or make concession.
  5. 5
    To have a goal or point scored against
  6. 6
    (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how concede appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I have to concede the argument.
  2. He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”).

Synonyms

capitulategive uplet inaccedecome aroundgive way

This word in other languages

conceder(Español)concéder(Français)zugeben(Deutsch)conceder(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconcede
  • cnocede
  • cocnede
  • conccede
  • concdee
  • conceed
  • conecde
  • conncede
  • ocncede

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concede - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconcede1cnocede2cocnede2conccede1concdee2conceed2conecde2conncede1
Edit distance from "concede"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concede"?
"concede" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈsiːd/.
What does "concede" mean?
As a verb, "concede" means: To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
What words are commonly confused with "concede"?
"concede" is commonly confused with "conde", "conned", "concept". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concede" is /kənˈsiːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "concede"?
From Middle English [Term?], from Old French conceder, from Latin concēdō (“give way, yield”), from con- (“wholly”) + cēdō (“to yield, give way, to go, grant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to go, yield”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "concede", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list