Which to use
“cedidos” and “cocidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,408
- “cedidos” frequency rank
- #34,006
- “cocidos” frequency rank
- 69414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedidos | cocidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cedido, participio de ceder. | Forma del plural de cocido, participio de cocer. |
Where the eye mixes cedidos and cocidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cedidos and cocidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cedidos and cocidos
A purely visual mix-up. cedidos ([seˈð̞ið̞os]) and cocidos ([koˈsið̞os]) 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 69414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cedidos is recorded at frequency rank #35,408, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈð̞ið̞os]. cocidos is at rank #34,006, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈsið̞os].
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 69414, this pair ranks #32,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cedidos vs cocidos
Shared letters: cdios. Private to "cedidos": e. Private to "cocidos": -.
"cedidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cocidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cedidos" for "cocidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cedidos" vs "cocidos" - 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 "cedidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cocidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedidos" and "cocidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedidos vs cogidos". 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 #32,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.