Which to use
“caídos” is a noun and “cedidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,374
- “caídos” frequency rank
- #35,408
- “cedidos” frequency rank
- 46782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caídos | cedidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réditos ya devengados de alguna renta. | Forma del plural de cedido, participio de ceder. |
Where the eye mixes caídos and cedidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caídos runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against cedidos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caídos vs cedidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caídos is [kaˈið̞os] while cedidos is [seˈð̞ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caídos is recorded at frequency rank #11,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈið̞os]. cedidos is at rank #35,408, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈð̞ið̞os].
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 46782, this pair ranks #123,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caídos vs cedidos
Shared letters: cdos. Private to "caídos": aí. Private to "cedidos": ei.
"caídos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "cedidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedidos ← ccedidos · cdeidos · ceddidos · ceddios · cediddos · cedidoss · cedidso · cediods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caídos" for "cedidos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "caídos" or "cedidos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caídos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caídos" and "cedidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedidos vs cogidos". 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 #123,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.