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Which to use

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

#8,778
“concedido” frequency rank
#44,067
“conferido” frequency rank
52845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedido conferido
Definition Participio de conceder. Participio de conferir.

Where the eye mixes concedido and conferido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concedido and conferido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
concedido
9 ch
conferido

Visual trap between concedido and conferido

A purely visual mix-up. concedido ([kõnseˈð̞ið̞o]) and conferido ([kõɱfeˈɾið̞o]) 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 52845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concedido is recorded at frequency rank #8,778, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞ið̞o]. conferido is at rank #44,067, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfeˈɾið̞o].

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 52845, this pair ranks #90,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concedido vs conferido

Shared letters: cdeino. Private to "concedido": -. Private to "conferido": fr.

"concedido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "conferido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedidocconcedido · cnocedido · cocnedido · conccedido · concdeido · conceddido · conceddio · concediddo
  • conferidocconferido · cnoferido · cofnerido · conefrido · confeirdo · conferdio · conferiddo · conferiod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concedido" and "conferido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈð̞ið̞o] versus [kõɱfeˈɾið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concedido" or "conferido"?
"concedido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,778 in our Spanish list, against #44,067 for "conferido". 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 "concedido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conferido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #90,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concedido" and "conferido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conferido vs confirió". 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 #90,728 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