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Which to use

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

#40,721
“concedía” frequency rank
#9,264
“concedió” frequency rank
49985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedía concedió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 concedía and concedió

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

8 ch
concedía
8 ch
concedió

Visual trap between concedía and concedió

A purely visual mix-up. concedía ([kõnseˈð̞ia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concedía is recorded at frequency rank #40,721, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞ia]. 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 49985, this pair ranks #105,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concedía vs concedió

Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concedía": . Private to "concedió": .

"concedía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "concedió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concedía" and "concedió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈð̞ia] versus [kõnseˈð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concedía" or "concedió"?
"concedió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,264 in our Spanish list, against #40,721 for "concedía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "concedía" 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 #105,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concedía" and "concedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concedía". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #105,731 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