cedervscederáTell them apart

Which to use

“ceder” and “cederá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,962
“ceder” frequency rank
#49,503
“cederá” frequency rank
57465
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ceder cederá
Definition Dejar voluntariamente a otros el usufructo, disfrute, uso o derechos sobre algo. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de ceder.

Where the eye mixes ceder and cederá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
ceder
6 ch
cederá

Look-alike desk: ceder vs cederá

A purely visual mix-up. ceder ([seˈð̞eɾ]) and cederá ([seð̞eˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ceder” sits inside “cederá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ceder is recorded at frequency rank #7,962, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈð̞eɾ]. cederá is at rank #49,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [seð̞eˈɾa].

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 57465, this pair ranks #70,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ceder vs cederá

Shared letters: cder. Private to "ceder": -. Private to "cederá": á.

"ceder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cederá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedercceder · cdeer · cedder · cederr · cedre · ceedr · ecder · seder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ceder" and "cederá" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([seˈð̞eɾ] versus [seð̞eˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ceder" vs "cederá" - which ranks higher?
"ceder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,962 in our Spanish list, against #49,503 for "cederá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ceder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cederá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ceder" and "cederá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camera 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 #70,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list