Which to use
“Condon” is a name and “condone” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,393
- “Condon” frequency rank
- #23,215
- “condone” frequency rank
- 60608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Condon | condone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). |
Letter map: Condon vs condone
Shared letters muted; letters that set Condon and condone apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - Condon and condone
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Condon is aname and condoneaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Condon” sits inside “condone”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Condon is recorded at frequency rank #37,393, classified as aname. condone is at rank #23,215, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈdoʊn/.
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 60608, this pair ranks #99,225 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Condon vs condone
Shared letters: cdno. Private to "Condon": -. Private to "condone": e.
"Condon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "condone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Condon" and "condone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Condon" or "condone"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Condon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,225 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Condon" and "condone" 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 #99,225 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.