Which to use
“cedida” is a participle and “cedido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,932
- “cedida” frequency rank
- #13,863
- “cedido” frequency rank
- 48795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedida | cedido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cedido, participio de ceder. | Participio de ceder. |
Where the eye mixes cedida and cedido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cedida vs cedido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cedida is [seˈð̞ið̞a] while cedido is [seˈð̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “cedida” becomes o in “cedido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cedida is recorded at frequency rank #34,932, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈð̞ið̞a]. cedido is at rank #13,863, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈð̞ið̞o].
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 48795, this pair ranks #112,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cedida vs cedido
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "cedida": a. Private to "cedido": o.
"cedida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cedido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cedida" for "cedido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cedida" or "cedido" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cedida" and "cedido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedida" and "cedido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cederá vs cedida". 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 #112,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.