Which to use
“confesar” and “confesó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,468
- “confesar” frequency rank
- #11,007
- “confesó” frequency rank
- 21475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confesar | confesó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expresar o admitir la verdad de los propios sentimientos, ideas o acciones, especialmente en el contexto de pecados o crímenes cometidos. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de confesar o de confesarse. |
Where the eye mixes confesar and confesó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between confesar and confesó
A purely visual mix-up. confesar ([kõɱfeˈsaɾ]) and confesó ([kõɱfeˈso]) 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 21475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confesar is recorded at frequency rank #10,468, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfeˈsaɾ]. confesó is at rank #11,007, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfeˈso].
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 21475, this pair ranks #254,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of confesar vs confesó
Shared letters: cefnos. Private to "confesar": ar. Private to "confesó": ó.
"confesar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "confesó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- confesar ← cconfesar · cnofesar · cofnesar · conefsar · confeasr · confesarr · confesra · confessar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confesar" and "confesó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "confesar" vs "confesó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "confesar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confesó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confesar" and "confesó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confesar vs confiscar". 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 #254,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.