Which to use
“ceden” and “cedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,407
- “ceden” frequency rank
- #15,300
- “cedió” frequency rank
- 50707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceden | cedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ceder. |
Where the eye mixes ceden and cedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ceden and cedió
A purely visual mix-up. ceden ([ˈseð̞ẽn]) and cedió ([seˈð̞jo]) 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 50707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceden is recorded at frequency rank #35,407, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈseð̞ẽn]. cedió is at rank #15,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈð̞jo].
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 50707, this pair ranks #101,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceden vs cedió
Shared letters: cde. Private to "ceden": n. Private to "cedió": ió.
"ceden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cedió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceden ← cceden · cdeen · cedden · cedenn · cedne · ceedn · ecden · seden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceden" and "cedió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ceden" vs "cedió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceden" and "cedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceden vs cederá". 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 #101,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.