Which to use
“confesó” and “confieso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,007
- “confesó” frequency rank
- #12,999
- “confieso” frequency rank
- 24006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confesó | confieso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de confesar o de confesarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de confesar o de confesarse. |
Where the eye mixes confesó and confieso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. confesó runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against confieso's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between confesó and confieso
A purely visual mix-up. confesó ([kõɱfeˈso]) and confieso ([kõɱˈfjeso]) 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 24006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confesó is recorded at frequency rank #11,007, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfeˈso]. confieso is at rank #12,999, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfjeso].
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 24006, this pair ranks #243,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confesó vs confieso
Shared letters: cefnos. Private to "confesó": ó. Private to "confieso": i.
"confesó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "confieso" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- confieso ← cconfieso · cnofieso · cofnieso · confeiso · conffieso · confieos · confiesso · confiseo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "confesó" and "confieso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "confesó" or "confieso"?
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 "confesó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confieso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confesó" and "confieso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confieso vs confirió". 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 #243,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.