Which to use
“condition” and “conditions” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,450
- “condition” frequency rank
- #1,117
- “conditions” frequency rank
- 2567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condition | conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A state or quality. | plural of condition. |
Where the eye mixes condition and conditions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between condition and conditions
A purely visual mix-up. condition (/kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/) and conditions (/kənˈdɪʃənz/) 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 extra letter(s) - “condition” sits inside “conditions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condition is recorded at frequency rank #1,450, classified as anoun, pronounced /kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/. conditions is at rank #1,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈdɪʃənz/.
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 2567, this pair ranks #524,641 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condition vs conditions
Shared letters: cdinot. Private to "condition": -. Private to "conditions": s.
"condition" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "conditions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condition ← ccondition · cnodition · codnition · conddition · condiiton · condision · conditino · conditionn
- conditions ← cconditions · cnoditions · codnitions · condditions · condiitons · conditinos · conditionns · conditionss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condition" and "conditions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "condition" vs "conditions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "condition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conditions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #524,641 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condition" and "conditions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condition vs contrition". 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 #524,641 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.