Which to use
“concesión” and “concreción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,157
- “concesión” frequency rank
- #30,394
- “concreción” frequency rank
- 36551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concesión | concreción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de conceder; acción de adjudicar algo a una persona. | Acción y efecto de precisar o concretar. |
Where the eye mixes concesión and concreción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concesión runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against concreción's 10 (CVCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concesión vs concreción
A purely visual mix-up. concesión ([kõnseˈsjõn]) and concreción ([kõŋkɾeˈsjõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36551, 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]. concreción is at rank #30,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõŋkɾeˈsjõn].
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 36551, this pair ranks #180,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concesión vs concreción
Shared letters: ceinoó. Private to "concesión": s. Private to "concreción": r.
"concesión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "concreción" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "concesión" and "concreción" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concesión" or "concreción" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "concesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concreción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concesión" and "concreción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concesión vs confusion". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #180,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.