Which to use
“concede” and “concedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,602
- “concede” frequency rank
- #9,264
- “concedió” frequency rank
- 18866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concede | concedió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conceder. |
Where the eye mixes concede and concedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between concede and concedió
A purely visual mix-up. concede ([kõnˈseð̞e]) and concedió ([kõnseˈð̞jo]) 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 18866, 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]. concedió is at rank #9,264, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞jo].
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 18866, this pair ranks #266,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concede vs concedió
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concede": -. Private to "concedió": ió.
"concede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "concedió" · 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 "concedió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concede" or "concedió" show up more?
What to do next
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 "concedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concede" and "concedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concede". 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 #266,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.