Which to use
“condensate” is a noun and “condense” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,787
- “condensate” frequency rank
- #41,059
- “condense” frequency rank
- 79846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condensate | condense |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam. | To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume. |
Letter map: condensate vs condense
Shared letters muted; letters that set condensate and condense apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. condensate runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against condense's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - condensate and condense
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condensate is anoun and condenseaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condensate is recorded at frequency rank #38,787, classified as anoun. condense is at rank #41,059, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈdɛns/.
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 79846, this pair ranks #21,140 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of condensate vs condense
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "condensate": at. Private to "condense": -.
"condensate" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "condense" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- condensate ← ccondensate · cnodensate · codnensate · conddensate · condenaste · condennsate · condensaet · condensatte
- condense ← ccondense · cnodense · codnense · conddense · condenes · condennse · condensse · condesne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condensate" and "condense" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "condensate" or "condense"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "condensate" and "condense".
- Full dictionary entry for "condensate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condense" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,140 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condensate" and "condense" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condense vs condenser". 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 #21,140 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.