Which to use
“concesión” and “concesiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,157
- “concesión” frequency rank
- #9,089
- “concesiones” frequency rank
- 15246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concesión | concesiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de conceder; acción de adjudicar algo a una persona. | Forma del plural de concesión. |
Where the eye mixes concesión and concesiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concesión runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against concesiones's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between concesión and concesiones
A purely visual mix-up. concesión ([kõnseˈsjõn]) and concesiones ([kõnseˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concesión is recorded at frequency rank #6,157, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnseˈsjõn]. concesiones is at rank #9,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnseˈsjones].
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 15246, this pair ranks #280,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concesión vs concesiones
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "concesión": ó. Private to "concesiones": -.
"concesión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "concesiones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concesiones ← cconcesiones · cnocesiones · cocnesiones · conccesiones · conceciones · conceisones · concesinoes · concesioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concesión" for "concesiones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concesión" or "concesiones" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concesiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concesión" and "concesiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concesiones vs contusiones". 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 #280,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.