Which to use
“concedió” is a verb and “concesión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,264
- “concedió” frequency rank
- #6,157
- “concesión” frequency rank
- 15421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concedió | concesión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conceder. | Acción y efecto de conceder; acción de adjudicar algo a una persona. |
Where the eye mixes concedió and concesión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concedió runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against concesión's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses concedió with concesión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concedió is [kõnseˈð̞jo] while concesión is [kõnseˈsjõn]. 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 15421, 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]. concesión is at rank #6,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnseˈsjõn].
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 15421, this pair ranks #280,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concedió vs concesión
Shared letters: ceinoó. Private to "concedió": d. Private to "concesión": s.
"concedió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "concesión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concedió" for "concesión" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concedió" vs "concesión" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concesión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concedió" and "concesión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concedió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.