Which to use
“cedo” and “cuido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,635
- “cedo” frequency rank
- #20,325
- “cuido” frequency rank
- 67960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cedo | cuido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ceder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse. |
Where the eye mixes cedo and cuido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cedo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cuido's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cedo with cuido
A purely visual mix-up. cedo ([ˈseð̞o]) and cuido ([ˈkwið̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67960, 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]. cuido is at rank #20,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞o].
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 67960, this pair ranks #35,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cedo vs cuido
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "cedo": e. Private to "cuido": iu.
"cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cuido" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cedo" for "cuido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cedo" or "cuido"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cedo" and "cuido" 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 "cuido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cedo" and "cuido" 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 #35,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.