cedovscodosTell them apart

Quick tell: cedo is a verb, codos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cedo” is a verb and “codos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,635
“cedo” frequency rank
#19,662
“codos” frequency rank
67297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cedo codos
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ceder. Forma del plural de codo.

Where the eye mixes cedo and codos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cedo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against codos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
cedo
5 ch
codos

Visual trap between cedo and codos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cedo is [ˈseð̞o] while codos is [ˈkoð̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67297, 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]. codos is at rank #19,662, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoð̞os].

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 67297, this pair ranks #37,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cedo vs codos

Shared letters: cdo. Private to "cedo": e. Private to "codos": s.

"cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "codos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedo ← ccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo · sedo
  • codos ← ccodos · cdoos · coddos · codoss · codso · coods · ocdos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cedo" and "codos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cedo" is a verb and "codos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cedo" or "codos"?
"codos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,662 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.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "codos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cedo" and "codos" 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 #37,504 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