concedanvsconcedeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#49,527
“concedan” frequency rank
#9,602
“concede” frequency rank
59129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedan concede
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de conceder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conceder.

Where the eye mixes concedan and concede

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
concedan
7 ch
concede

Why the eye confuses concedan with concede

A purely visual mix-up. concedan ([kõnˈseð̞ãn]) and concede ([kõnˈseð̞e]) 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 59129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concedan is recorded at frequency rank #49,527, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞ãn]. concede is at rank #9,602, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞e].

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 59129, this pair ranks #63,810 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concedan vs concede

Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concedan": a. Private to "concede": -.

"concedan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "concede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedancconcedan · cnocedan · cocnedan · conccedan · concdean · conceadn · concedann · conceddan
  • concedecconcede · cnocede · cocnede · conccede · concdee · concedde · conceed · conecde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concedan" and "concede" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈseð̞ãn] versus [kõnˈseð̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concedan" vs "concede" - which ranks higher?
"concede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,602 in our Spanish list, against #49,527 for "concedan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concedan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,810 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concedan" and "concede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs congelan". 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 #63,810 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