Which to use
“cedido” and “cedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,863
- “cedido” frequency rank
- #15,300
- “cedió” frequency rank
- 29163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedido | cedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 cedido and cedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cedido vs cedió
A purely visual mix-up. cedido ([seˈð̞ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cedido is recorded at frequency rank #13,863, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈð̞ið̞o]. 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 29163, this pair ranks #218,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cedido vs cedió
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "cedido": o. Private to "cedió": ó.
"cedido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cedió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedido ← ccedido · cdeido · ceddido · ceddio · cediddo · cediod · ceiddo · ecdido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedido" and "cedió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cedido" or "cedió" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cedido" and "cedió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedido" 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 #218,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedido" and "cedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedió vs cirio". 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 #218,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.