Which to use
“cedió” is a verb and “cedro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,300
- “cedió” frequency rank
- #25,550
- “cedro” frequency rank
- 40850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedió | cedro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ceder. | Árbol de gran tamaño, de madera olorosa y copa cónica o vertical, muy utilizados para ornamentación de parques. Constituye un género de coníferas pináceas. |
Where the eye mixes cedió and cedro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cedió and cedro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cedió is [seˈð̞jo] while cedro is [ˈseð̞ɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40850, 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]. cedro is at rank #25,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈseð̞ɾo].
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 40850, this pair ranks #156,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cedió vs cedro
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cedió": ió. Private to "cedro": or.
"cedió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cedro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedro ← ccedro · cdero · ceddro · cedor · cedrro · ecdro · sedro
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedió" and "cedro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cedió" vs "cedro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedió" and "cedro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cederá vs cedro". 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 #156,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.