cedióvscedoConfusable pair

Which to use

“cedió” and “cedo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,300
“cedió” frequency rank
#47,635
“cedo” frequency rank
62935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cedió cedo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ceder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ceder.

Where the eye mixes cedió and cedo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cedió
4 ch
cedo

Why the eye confuses cedió with cedo

A purely visual mix-up. cedió ([seˈð̞jo]) and cedo ([ˈseð̞o]) 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 62935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cedió is recorded at frequency rank #15,300, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈð̞jo]. cedo is at rank #47,635, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈseð̞o].

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 62935, this pair ranks #50,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cedió vs cedo

Shared letters: cde. Private to "cedió": . Private to "cedo": o.

"cedió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedoccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo · sedo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cedió" and "cedo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([seˈð̞jo] versus [ˈseð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cedió" or "cedo" show up more?
"cedió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,300 in our Spanish list, against #47,635 for "cedo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cedió" and "cedo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cedió" and "cedo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceba vs cedo". 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 #50,382 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