cedovscuboWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#47,635
“cedo” frequency rank
#10,646
“cubo” frequency rank
58281
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cedo cubo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ceder. Recipiente en forma de cilindro, cono trunco, casi siempre provisto de un asa y utilizado para transportar líquidos, polvos u objetos pequeños.

Where the eye mixes cedo and cubo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
cedo
4 ch
cubo

Why the eye confuses cedo with cubo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cedo is [ˈseð̞o] while cubo is [ˈkuβ̞o]. 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 58281, 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]. cubo is at rank #10,646, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkuβ̞o].

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 58281, this pair ranks #67,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cedo vs cubo

Shared letters: co. Private to "cedo": de. Private to "cubo": bu.

"cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cubo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedoccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo · sedo
  • cubocbuo · ccubo · cubbo · cuob · cuvo · ucbo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cedo" and "cubo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cedo" is a verb and "cubo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cedo" vs "cubo" - which ranks higher?
"cubo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,646 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

Eye-level mix-up between "cedo" and "cubo" 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 "cubo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cedo" and "cubo" 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 #67,040 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