concedióvsconcejoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#9,264
“concedió” frequency rank
#6,993
“concejo” frequency rank
16257
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedió concejo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conceder. Conjunto de miembros - llamados « concejales » - presididos por el alcalde, que se encarga de gobernar y dirigir un municipio.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concedió and concejo apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
concedió
7 ch
concejo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concedió is [kõnseˈð̞jo] while concejo is [kõnˈsexo]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concedió is recorded at frequency rank #9,264, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈð̞jo]. concejo is at rank #6,993, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsexo].

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 16257, this pair ranks #276,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concedió vs concejo

Shared letters: ceno. Private to "concedió": dió. Private to "concejo": j.

"concedió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "concejo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concejocconcejo · cnocejo · cocnejo · conccejo · concejjo · conceoj · concjeo · conecjo

Frequency comparison

concedió#9,264
concejo#6,993

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concedió" and "concejo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concedió" is a verb and "concejo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concedió" or "concejo"?
"concejo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,993 in our Spanish list, against #9,264 for "concedió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concedió vs concejo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list