Which to use
“cedo” and “cegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,635
- “cedo” frequency rank
- #38,004
- “cegado” frequency rank
- 85639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedo | cegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ceder. | Participio de cegar. |
Where the eye mixes cedo and cegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cedo and cegado
A purely visual mix-up. cedo ([ˈseð̞o]) and cegado ([seˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cedo is recorded at frequency rank #47,635, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈseð̞o]. cegado is at rank #38,004, tagged as averb, pronounced [seˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 85639, this pair ranks #5,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cedo vs cegado
Shared letters: cdeo. Private to "cedo": -. Private to "cegado": ag.
"cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cegado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cedo" and "cegado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cedo" or "cegado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cedo" and "cegado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedo" and "cegado" 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 #5,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.