Which to use
“concebido” is a verb and “concedida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,415
- “concebido” frequency rank
- #16,054
- “concedida” frequency rank
- 29469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concebido | concedida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de concebir. | Forma del femenino de concedido, participio de conceder. |
Where the eye mixes concebido and concedida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses concebido with concedida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concebido is [kõnseˈβ̞ið̞o] while concedida is [kõnseˈð̞ið̞a]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concebido is recorded at frequency rank #13,415, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈβ̞ið̞o]. concedida is at rank #16,054, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞ið̞a].
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 29469, this pair ranks #216,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concebido vs concedida
Shared letters: cdeino. Private to "concebido": b. Private to "concedida": a.
"concebido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "concedida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concebido" for "concedida" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concebido" or "concedida"?
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 "concebido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concedida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concebido" and "concedida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concebidas vs concedida". 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 #216,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.