concuerdavsconcuerdanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,641
“concuerda” frequency rank
#25,571
“concuerdan” frequency rank
43212
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concuerda concuerdan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concordar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concordar.

Where the eye mixes concuerda and concuerdan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. concuerda runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against concuerdan's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
concuerda
10 ch
concuerdan

Why the eye confuses concuerda with concuerdan

A purely visual mix-up. concuerda ([kõŋˈkweɾð̞a]) and concuerdan ([kõŋˈkweɾð̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “concuerda” sits inside “concuerdan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concuerda is recorded at frequency rank #17,641, classified as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈkweɾð̞a]. concuerdan is at rank #25,571, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõŋˈkweɾð̞ãn].

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 43212, this pair ranks #143,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concuerda vs concuerdan

Shared letters: acdenoru. Private to "concuerda": -. Private to "concuerdan": -.

"concuerda" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV  ·  "concuerdan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concuerda ← cconcuerda · cnocuerda · cocnuerda · conccuerda · conceurda · concuedra · concuerad · concuerdda
  • concuerdan ← cconcuerdan · cnocuerdan · cocnuerdan · conccuerdan · conceurdan · concuedran · concueradn · concuerdann

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concuerda" and "concuerdan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋˈkweɾð̞a] versus [kõŋˈkweɾð̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "concuerda" vs "concuerdan" - which ranks higher?
"concuerda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,641 in our Spanish list, against #25,571 for "concuerdan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concuerda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concuerdan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concuerda" and "concuerdan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concuerdan". 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 #143,935 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