Which to use
“concede” and “concedía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,602
- “concede” frequency rank
- #40,721
- “concedía” frequency rank
- 50323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concede | concedía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conceder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conceder. |
Where the eye mixes concede and concedía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between concede and concedía
A purely visual mix-up. concede ([kõnˈseð̞e]) 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 50323, 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]. 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 50323, this pair ranks #103,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concede vs concedía
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concede": -. Private to "concedía": aí.
"concede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "concedía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- concede ← cconcede · cnocede · cocnede · conccede · concdee · concedde · conceed · conecde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concede" for "concedía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concede" vs "concedía" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concede" 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 #103,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concede" 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 #103,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.