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

#9,602
“concede” frequency rank
#35,956
“condene” frequency rank
45558
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concede condene
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conceder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de condenar o de condenarse.

Where the eye mixes concede and condene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
concede
7 ch
condene

Visual trap between concede and condene

A purely visual mix-up. concede ([kõnˈseð̞e]) and condene ([kõn̪ˈd̪ene]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45558, 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]. condene is at rank #35,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ene].

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 45558, this pair ranks #130,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concede vs condene

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

"concede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "condene" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedecconcede · cnocede · cocnede · conccede · concdee · concedde · conceed · conecde
  • condeneccondene · cnodene · codnene · conddene · condeen · condenne · condnee · conedne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concede" and "condene" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈseð̞e] versus [kõn̪ˈd̪ene]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concede" vs "condene" - which ranks higher?
"concede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,602 in our Spanish list, against #35,956 for "condene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "concede" and "condene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concede" and "condene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condene vs condenen". 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 #130,772 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