concedavsconcedíaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,119
“conceda” frequency rank
#40,721
“concedía” frequency rank
69840
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conceda concedía
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de conceder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conceder.

Where the eye mixes conceda and concedía

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

7 ch
conceda
8 ch
concedía

Look-alike desk: conceda vs concedía

A purely visual mix-up. conceda ([kõnˈseð̞a]) and concedía ([kõnseˈð̞ia]) 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 69840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conceda is recorded at frequency rank #29,119, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞a]. concedía is at rank #40,721, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞ia].

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 69840, this pair ranks #31,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conceda vs concedía

Shared letters: acdeno. Private to "conceda": -. Private to "concedía": í.

"conceda" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "concedía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedacconceda · cnoceda · cocneda · concceda · concdea · concead · concedda · conecda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conceda" and "concedía" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈseð̞a] versus [kõnseˈð̞ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conceda" vs "concedía" - which ranks higher?
"conceda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,119 in our Spanish list, against #40,721 for "concedía". 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 "conceda" and "concedía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conceda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concedía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conceda" and "concedía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concedía". 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 #31,099 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