cedan
[ˈseð̞ãn]
The verdict
“cedan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,062 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,062
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ceder.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cedan · cedan · Spanish
cedan · rank #54,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,062
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 77,812
- PHOTO-FINISH cautos
Nearest frequency peer: cautos (-1 rank slots)
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 “cedan”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Casals
Casals
45,942 corpus weight
- casquillo
casquillo
45,941 corpus weight
- cautos
cautos
45,940 corpus weight
- cedan
cedan
45,939 corpus weight
- cerebelo
cerebelo
45,937 corpus weight
- cervecero
cervecero
45,936 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cedan” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cedan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈseð̞ãn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,062 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cedan” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cedan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,062 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈseð̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cedan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cedan, spelled C-E-D-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ceder.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de ceder.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.