concedovsconocidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: concedo is a verb, conocido is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#37,510
“concedo” frequency rank
#800
“conocido” frequency rank
38310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concedo conocido
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de conceder. Que se conoce, que se sabe lo que es o quién es. Se dice de aquello sobre lo que se tiene conocimiento.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concedo and conocido apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
concedo
8 ch
conocido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concedo is [kõnˈseð̞o] while conocido is [konoˈsið̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38310, 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]. conocido is at rank #800, tagged as anadj, pronounced [konoˈsið̞o].

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 38310, this pair ranks #170,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concedo vs conocido

Shared letters: cdno. Private to "concedo": e. Private to "conocido": i.

"concedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "conocido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concedocconcedo · cnocedo · cocnedo · conccedo · concdeo · conceddo · conceod · conecdo
  • conocidocconocido · cnoocido · concoido · connocido · conoccido · conocdio · conociddo · conociod

Frequency comparison

concedo#37,510
conocido#800

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concedo" and "conocido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concedo" is a verb and "conocido" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "concedo" or "conocido"?
"conocido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #800 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.

Remembering concedo vs conocido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “concedo”; for an adjective, it's “conocido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “concedo” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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