concesiónvsconexiónConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,157
“concesión” frequency rank
#2,243
“conexión” frequency rank
8400
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concesión conexión
Definition Acción y efecto de conceder; acción de adjudicar algo a una persona. Acción o efecto de conectar.

Where the eye mixes concesión and conexión

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concesión runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against conexión's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
concesión
8 ch
conexión

Why the eye confuses concesión with conexión

A purely visual mix-up. concesión ([kõnseˈsjõn]) and conexión ([konekˈsjõn]) 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 8400, 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]. conexión is at rank #2,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced [konekˈsjõn].

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 8400, this pair ranks #305,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concesión vs conexión

Shared letters: ceinoó. Private to "concesión": s. Private to "conexión": x.

"concesión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "conexión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concesión" for "conexión" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈsjõn] versus [konekˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concesión" vs "conexión" - which ranks higher?
"conexión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,243 in our Spanish list, against #6,157 for "concesión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "conexión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #305,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concesión" and "conexión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concesión vs confusion". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #305,109 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