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“concedo” and “condenó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,510
“concedo” frequency rank
#12,559
“condenó” frequency rank
50069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedo condenó
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conceder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de condenar.

Where the eye mixes concedo and condenó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. concedo and condenó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
concedo
7 ch
condenó

Why the eye confuses concedo with condenó

A purely visual mix-up. concedo ([kõnˈseð̞o]) and condenó ([kõn̪d̪eˈno]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50069, 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]. condenó is at rank #12,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈno].

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 50069, this pair ranks #105,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concedo vs condenó

Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "concedo": -. Private to "condenó": ó.

"concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "condenó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedo ← cconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concedo" and "condenó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈseð̞o] versus [kõn̪d̪eˈno]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concedo" or "condenó"?
"condenó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,559 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

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 "condenó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concedo" and "condenó" 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 #105,264 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