Which to use
“condo” is a noun and “cont” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,392
- “condo” frequency rank
- #20,320
- “cont” frequency rank
- 32712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condo | cont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of condominium. | Abbreviation of continue. |
Letter map: condo vs cont
Shared letters muted; letters that set condo and cont apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for condo / cont
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condo is anoun and contaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condo is recorded at frequency rank #12,392, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɑndoʊ/. cont is at rank #20,320, 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 32712, this pair ranks #335,548 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condo vs cont
Shared letters: cno. Private to "condo": d. Private to "cont": t.
"condo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condo" for "cont" ever safe?
Which is more common, "condo" or "cont"?
After this comparison
Pair "condo" vs "cont" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "condo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,548 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condo" and "cont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cont vs Croat". 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 #335,548 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.