concedovsconceptoTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#37,510
“concedo” frequency rank
#1,369
“concepto” frequency rank
38879
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedo concepto
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conceder. Entendimiento de algún significado, generalmente asociado a una palabra.

Where the eye mixes concedo and concepto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
concedo
8 ch
concepto

Visual trap between concedo and concepto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concedo is [kõnˈseð̞o] while concepto is [kõnˈsept̪o]. 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 38879, 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]. 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 38879, this pair ranks #167,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concedo vs concepto

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

"concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "concepto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedocconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo
  • conceptocconcepto · cnocepto · cocnepto · conccepto · concepot · conceppto · conceptto · concetpo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concedo" for "concepto" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concedo" is a verb and "concepto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "concedo" vs "concepto" - which ranks higher?
"concepto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,369 in our Spanish list, against #37,510 for "concedo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "concedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concepto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concedo" and "concepto" 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 #167,586 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