concedióvsconceptoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#9,264
“concedió” frequency rank
#1,369
“concepto” frequency rank
10633
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedió concepto
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conceder. Entendimiento de algún significado, generalmente asociado a una palabra.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
concedió
8 ch
concepto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concedió is [kõnseˈð̞jo] while concepto is [kõnˈsept̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10633, 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]. concepto is at rank #1,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsept̪o].

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 10633, this pair ranks #297,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concedió vs concepto

Shared letters: ceno. Private to "concedió": dió. Private to "concepto": pt.

"concedió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "concepto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conceptocconcepto · cnocepto · cocnepto · conccepto · concepot · conceppto · conceptto · concetpo

Frequency comparison

concedió#9,264
concepto#1,369

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concedió" and "concepto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concedió" is a verb and "concepto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concedió" or "concepto"?
"concepto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,369 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 concepto

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 “concepto”.
  • 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