concedevsconcederáWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,602
“concede” frequency rank
#39,121
“concederá” frequency rank
48723
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concede concederá
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conceder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de conceder.

Where the eye mixes concede and concederá

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

7 ch
concede
9 ch
concederá

Why the eye confuses concede with concederá

A purely visual mix-up. concede ([kõnˈseð̞e]) and concederá ([kõnseð̞eˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “concede” sits inside “concederá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concede is recorded at frequency rank #9,602, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞e]. concederá is at rank #39,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseð̞eˈɾa].

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 48723, this pair ranks #112,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concede vs concederá

Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concede": -. Private to "concederá": .

"concede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "concederá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedecconcede · cnocede · cocnede · conccede · concdee · concedde · conceed · conecde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concede" for "concederá" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈseð̞e] versus [kõnseð̞eˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concede" or "concederá"?
"concede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,602 in our Spanish list, against #39,121 for "concederá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "concede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concederá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concede" and "concederá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concederá vs corredera". 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 #112,890 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