Which to use
“concesiones” and “confesiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,089
- “concesiones” frequency rank
- #13,644
- “confesiones” frequency rank
- 22733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concesiones | confesiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de concesión. | Forma del plural de confesión |
Where the eye mixes concesiones and confesiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. concesiones and confesiones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses concesiones with confesiones
A purely visual mix-up. concesiones ([kõnseˈsjones]) and confesiones ([kõɱfeˈsjones]) 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 “concesiones” becomes f in “confesiones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concesiones is recorded at frequency rank #9,089, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnseˈsjones]. confesiones is at rank #13,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõɱfeˈsjones].
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 22733, this pair ranks #248,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of concesiones vs confesiones
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "concesiones": -. Private to "confesiones": f.
"concesiones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC · "confesiones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concesiones ← cconcesiones · cnocesiones · cocnesiones · conccesiones · conceciones · conceisones · concesinoes · concesioens
- confesiones ← cconfesiones · cnofesiones · cofnesiones · conefsiones · confeciones · confeisones · confesinoes · confesioens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concesiones" and "confesiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concesiones" or "confesiones" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concesiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confesiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concesiones" and "confesiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confesiones 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 #248,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.