cedovscredosWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#47,635
“cedo” frequency rank
#42,921
“credos” frequency rank
90556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes cedo and credos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
cedo
6 ch
credos

Visual trap between cedo and credos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cedo is [ˈseð̞o] while credos is [ˈkɾeð̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 90556, 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]. credos is at rank #42,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾeð̞os].

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 90556, this pair ranks #2,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cedo vs credos

Shared letters: cdeo. Private to "cedo": -. Private to "credos": rs.

"cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "credos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedoccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo · sedo
  • credosccredos · crdeos · creddos · credoss · credso · creods · crredos · rcedos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cedo" and "credos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cedo" is a verb and "credos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cedo" or "credos"?
"credos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,921 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "credos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cedo" and "credos" 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 #2,437 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