Which to use
“concedo” and “confesó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,510
- “concedo” frequency rank
- #11,007
- “confesó” frequency rank
- 48517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concedo | confesó |
|---|---|---|
| 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 confesar o de confesarse. |
Where the eye mixes concedo and confesó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. concedo and confesó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses concedo with confesó
A purely visual mix-up. concedo ([kõnˈseð̞o]) and confesó ([kõɱfeˈso]) 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 48517, 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]. confesó is at rank #11,007, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfeˈso].
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 48517, this pair ranks #114,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concedo vs confesó
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "concedo": d. Private to "confesó": fsó.
"concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "confesó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- concedo ← cconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concedo" for "confesó" ever safe?
Frequency check: "concedo" vs "confesó" - which ranks higher?
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 "confesó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concedo" and "confesó" 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 #114,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.