concebidovsconcedoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“concebido” and “concedo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,415
“concebido” frequency rank
#37,510
“concedo” frequency rank
50925
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concebido concedo
Definition Participio de concebir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conceder.

Where the eye mixes concebido and concedo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
concebido
7 ch
concedo

Visual trap between concebido and concedo

A purely visual mix-up. concebido ([kõnseˈβ̞ið̞o]) and concedo ([kõnˈseð̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50925, 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]. concedo is at rank #37,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞o].

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 50925, this pair ranks #100,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concebido vs concedo

Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concebido": bi. Private to "concedo": -.

"concebido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concebidocconcebido · cnocebido · cocnebido · concbeido · conccebido · concebbido · concebdio · concebiddo
  • concedocconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concebido" and "concedo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈβ̞ið̞o] versus [kõnˈseð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concebido" vs "concedo" - which ranks higher?
"concebido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,415 in our Spanish list, against #37,510 for "concedo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "concebido" and "concedo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concebido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concebido" and "concedo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concedo". 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 #100,602 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