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“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.

7 ch
cedidos
7 ch
cocidos

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

  • cedidos ← ccedidos · cdeidos · ceddidos · ceddios · cediddos · cedidoss · cedidso · cediods
  • cocidos ← ccocidos · ccoidos · coccidos · cocdios · cociddos · cocidoss · cocidso · cociods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cedidos" for "cocidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seˈð̞ið̞os] versus [koˈsið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cedidos" vs "cocidos" - which ranks higher?
"cocidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,006 in our Spanish list, against #35,408 for "cedidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list