concedidosvscontenidosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,029
“concedidos” frequency rank
#2,335
“contenidos” frequency rank
35364
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedidos contenidos
Definition Forma del plural de concedido, participio de conceder. Forma del plural de contenido, participio de contener.

Where the eye mixes concedidos and contenidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
concedidos
10 ch
contenidos

Why the eye confuses concedidos with contenidos

A purely visual mix-up. concedidos ([kõnseˈð̞ið̞os]) and contenidos ([kõn̪t̪eˈnið̞os]) 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 35364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concedidos is recorded at frequency rank #33,029, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞ið̞os]. contenidos is at rank #2,335, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪eˈnið̞os].

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 35364, this pair ranks #186,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concedidos vs contenidos

Shared letters: cdeinos. Private to "concedidos": -. Private to "contenidos": t.

"concedidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "contenidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedidoscconcedidos · cnocedidos · cocnedidos · conccedidos · concdeidos · conceddidos · conceddios · concediddos
  • contenidosccontenidos · cnotenidos · conetnidos · conntenidos · conteindos · contendios · conteniddos · contenidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concedidos" for "contenidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈð̞ið̞os] versus [kõn̪t̪eˈnið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concedidos" or "contenidos"?
"contenidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,335 in our Spanish list, against #33,029 for "concedidos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concedidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "contenidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concedidos" and "contenidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concebidas vs concedidos". 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 #186,500 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