Which to use
“condom” is a noun and “Condos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,947
- “condom” frequency rank
- #24,706
- “Condos” frequency rank
- 37653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condom | Condos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Greek. |
Letter map: condom vs Condos
Shared letters muted; letters that set condom and Condos apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - condom and Condos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condom is anoun and Condosaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “condom” becomes s in “Condos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37653, 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/. Condos is at rank #24,706, 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 37653, this pair ranks #292,727 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condom vs Condos
Shared letters: cdno. Private to "condom": m. Private to "Condos": s.
"condom" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Condos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "condom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Condos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,727 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condom" and "Condos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cond vs Condos". 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 #292,727 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.