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Which to use

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

#26,368
“conceden” frequency rank
#37,510
“concedo” frequency rank
63878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conceden concedo
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conceder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conceder.

Where the eye mixes conceden and concedo

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

8 ch
conceden
7 ch
concedo

Why the eye confuses conceden with concedo

A purely visual mix-up. conceden ([kõnˈseð̞ẽn]) and concedo ([kõnˈseð̞o]) 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 63878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conceden is recorded at frequency rank #26,368, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞ẽn]. concedo is at rank #37,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞o].

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 63878, this pair ranks #47,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conceden vs concedo

Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "conceden": -. Private to "concedo": -.

"conceden" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedencconceden · cnoceden · cocneden · concceden · concdeen · concedden · concedenn · concedne
  • concedocconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conceden" for "concedo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈseð̞ẽn] versus [kõnˈseð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conceden" or "concedo"?
"conceden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,368 in our Spanish list, against #37,510 for "concedo". 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 "conceden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conceden" and "concedo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concedo". 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 #47,293 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