concessão vs confesso, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“concessão” is a noun and “confesso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,297
“concessão” frequency rank: #4,800
“confesso” frequency rank: 9097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	concessão	confesso
Definition	privilégio, direito ou vantagem concedida em favor de outro	que fez confissão

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set concessão and confesso apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

concessão

8 ch

confesso

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: concessão is /kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while confesso is /kõ.ˈfɛ.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concessão is recorded at frequency rank #4,297, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.sɨ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. confesso is at rank #4,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kõ.ˈfɛ.su/.

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 9097, this pair ranks #64,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concessão vs confesso

Shared letters: cenos. Private to "concessão": ã. Private to "confesso": f.

"concessão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "confesso" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

confesso ← cconfesso · cnofesso · cofnesso · conefsso · confeso · confesos · conffesso · confseso

Frequency comparison

concessão#4,297

confesso#4,800

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "concessão" and "confesso" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "concessão" is a noun and "confesso" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "concessão" or "confesso"?

"concessão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,297 in our Portuguese list, against #4,800 for "confesso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering concessão vs confesso

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “concessão”; for an adjective, it's “confesso”.
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