Which to use
“cedido” and “cuido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,863
- “cedido” frequency rank
- #20,325
- “cuido” frequency rank
- 34188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedido | cuido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de ceder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse. |
Where the eye mixes cedido and cuido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cedido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cuido's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cedido and cuido
A purely visual mix-up. cedido ([seˈð̞ið̞o]) and cuido ([ˈkwið̞o]) 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 34188, 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]. cuido is at rank #20,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞o].
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 34188, this pair ranks #192,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cedido vs cuido
Shared letters: cdio. Private to "cedido": e. Private to "cuido": u.
"cedido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cuido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cedido" for "cuido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cedido" vs "cuido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedido" and "cuido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuido vs curo". 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 #192,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.