Which to use
“concedía” and “contenía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,721
- “concedía” frequency rank
- #10,471
- “contenía” frequency rank
- 51192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concedía | contenía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de conceder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de contener o de contenerse. |
Where the eye mixes concedía and contenía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. concedía and contenía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses concedía with contenía
A purely visual mix-up. concedía ([kõnseˈð̞ia]) and contenía ([kõn̪t̪eˈnia]) 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 51192, 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]. contenía is at rank #10,471, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪eˈnia].
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 51192, this pair ranks #99,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concedía vs contenía
Shared letters: acenoí. Private to "concedía": d. Private to "contenía": t.
"concedía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "contenía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concedía" and "contenía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concedía" or "contenía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "concedía" and "contenía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concedía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contenía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concedía" and "contenía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concedía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.