Which to use
“concesión” and “confesión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,157
- “concesión” frequency rank
- #7,692
- “confesión” frequency rank
- 13849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concesión | confesión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de conceder; acción de adjudicar algo a una persona. | Acción o efecto de confesar o de confesarse. |
Where the eye mixes concesión and confesión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concesión and confesión follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses concesión with confesión
A purely visual mix-up. concesión ([kõnseˈsjõn]) and confesión ([kõɱfeˈsjõn]) 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 a single letter - c in “concesión” becomes f in “confesión”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13849, 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]. confesión is at rank #7,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõɱfeˈsjõn].
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 13849, this pair ranks #286,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concesión vs confesión
Shared letters: ceinosó. Private to "concesión": -. Private to "confesión": f.
"concesión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "confesión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concesión" and "confesión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "concesión" or "confesión"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "concesión" and "confesión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "concesión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confesión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concesión" and "confesión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confesión vs confusion". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #286,323 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.