concedidavsconcedióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: concedida is a participle, concedió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“concedida” is a participle and “concedió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,054
“concedida” frequency rank
#9,264
“concedió” frequency rank
25318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedida concedió
Definition Forma del femenino de concedido, participio de conceder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conceder.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concedida and concedió apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
concedida
8 ch
concedió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concedida is [kõnseˈð̞ið̞a] while concedió is [kõnseˈð̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concedida is recorded at frequency rank #16,054, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞ið̞a]. 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 25318, this pair ranks #237,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concedida vs concedió

Shared letters: cdeino. Private to "concedida": a. Private to "concedió": ó.

"concedida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "concedió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedidacconcedida · cnocedida · cocnedida · conccedida · concdeida · conceddia · conceddida · concediad

Frequency comparison

concedida#16,054
concedió#9,264

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concedida" and "concedió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concedida" is a participle and "concedió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concedida" or "concedió"?
"concedió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,264 in our Spanish list, against #16,054 for "concedida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concedida vs concedió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “concedida”; for a verb, it's “concedió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “concedida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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