concedovsconceptTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#37,510
“concedo” frequency rank
#36,484
“concept” frequency rank
73994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedo concept
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conceder. Concepto.

Where the eye mixes concedo and concept

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
concedo
7 ch
concept

Why the eye confuses concedo with concept

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concedo is [kõnˈseð̞o] while concept is /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 73994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concedo is recorded at frequency rank #37,510, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈseð̞o]. concept is at rank #36,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/.

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 73994, this pair ranks #22,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concedo vs concept

Shared letters: ceno. Private to "concedo": d. Private to "concept": pt.

"concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "concept" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedocconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo
  • conceptcconcept · cnocept · cocnept · conccept · conceppt · conceptt · concetp · concpet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concedo" and "concept" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concedo" is a verb and "concept" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concedo" or "concept"?
"concept" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,484 in our Spanish list, against #37,510 for "concedo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "concedo" and "concept" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concept" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concedo" and "concept" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concedo". 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 #22,170 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