Which to use
“cond” is an adjective and “conned” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,131
- “cond” frequency rank
- #35,229
- “conned” frequency rank
- 79360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cond | conned |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of conditional. | simple past and past participle of con |
Same sound, different letters: cond vs conned
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. cond runs 4 letters (CVCC) against conned's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - cond / conned
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cond and conned carry the same recorded pronunciation, /kɒnd/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cond is recorded at frequency rank #44,131, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɒnd/. conned is at rank #35,229, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɒnd/.
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 79360, this pair ranks #22,287 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cond vs conned
Shared letters: cdno. Private to "cond": -. Private to "conned": e.
"cond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "conned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cond" and "conned" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cond" or "conned"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "cond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conned" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,287 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cond" and "conned" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cond vs cuny". 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 #22,287 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.