Which to use
“condemning” is an adjective and “condensing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,326
- “condemning” frequency rank
- #44,703
- “condensing” frequency rank
- 62029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condemning | condensing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of condemnatory. | present participle and gerund of condense |
Letter map: condemning vs condensing
Shared letters muted; letters that set condemning and condensing apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Role in the sentence - condemning and condensing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condemning is anadjective and condensingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condemning is recorded at frequency rank #17,326, classified as anadj. condensing is at rank #44,703, tagged as averb.
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 62029, this pair ranks #90,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of condemning vs condensing
Shared letters: cdegino. Private to "condemning": m. Private to "condensing": s.
"condemning" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "condensing" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condemning ← ccondemning · cnodemning · codnemning · conddemning · condeminng · condemmning · condemnign · condemningg
- condensing ← ccondensing · cnodensing · codnensing · conddensing · condenisng · condennsing · condensign · condensingg
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "condemning" vs "condensing" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "condemning" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condensing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condemning" and "condensing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condensing vs convening". 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 #90,772 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.