Which to use
“condom” is a noun and “Condon” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,947
- “condom” frequency rank
- #37,393
- “Condon” frequency rank
- 50340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condom | Condon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs during PIV, anal, or oral. | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: condom vs Condon
Shared letters muted; letters that set condom and Condon apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - condom and Condon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condom is anoun and Condonaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “condom” becomes n in “Condon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condom is recorded at frequency rank #12,947, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒn.dɒm/. Condon is at rank #37,393, tagged as aname.
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 50340, this pair ranks #175,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condom vs Condon
Shared letters: cdno. Private to "condom": m. Private to "Condon": -.
"condom" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Condon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "condom" vs "Condon" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "condom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Condon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,209 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condom" and "Condon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Colson vs Condon". 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 #175,209 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.