ceder
Spanish, verb/θeˈdeɾ/
ceder is spelled C-E-D-E-R (5 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,966th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ceder is a Spanish verb meaning “to cede, to hand over, to convey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dejar voluntariamente a otros el usufructo, disfrute, uso o derechos sobre algo”.
What does ceder mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cede, to hand over, to convey
ceder el paso
- 2
to transfer, to yield
- 3
to relinquish, to abandon, to leave, to give in
- 4
to decrease, to lessen, to diminish
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dejar voluntariamente a otros el usufructo, disfrute, uso o derechos sobre algo. 2. Perder una ventaja sobre la competencia, rival o enemigo. 3. Dicho del balón, traspasarlo a otro jugador del mismo equipo. 4. Traspasar algo una cosa a otra.
verb: 1. Cesar una resistencia. 2. Decaer la fuerza o vigor de una manifestación de la naturaleza (viento, fiebre). 3. Disminuir la resistencia, dureza o elasticidad de un objeto. 4. Soltarse o quebrarse algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ceder
- cedo first-person present singular
- cedí first-person preterite singular
- cedido participle past
- cediendo gerund
- cedida feminine participle past
- cedidos masculine participle past
- cedidas feminine participle past
- cedes indicative informal present
- cedés indicative informal present
- cede indicative present singular
- cedemos first-person indicative plural
- cedéis indicative plural present
- ceden indicative plural present
- cedía first-person imperfect indicative
- cedías imperfect indicative second-person
- cedíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- cedíais imperfect indicative plural
- cedían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ceder?
- /θeˈdeɾ/
- [θeˈð̞eɾ]
- /seˈdeɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ceder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ceder in Spanish?
ceder appears 8.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).