Which to use
“condone” is a verb and “Conlon” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,215
- “condone” frequency rank
- #40,182
- “Conlon” frequency rank
- 63397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condone | Conlon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: condone vs Conlon
Shared letters muted; letters that set condone and Conlon apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: condone vs Conlon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condone is averb and Conlonaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condone is recorded at frequency rank #23,215, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈdoʊn/. Conlon is at rank #40,182, 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 63397, this pair ranks #83,225 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of condone vs Conlon
Shared letters: cno. Private to "condone": de. Private to "Conlon": l.
"condone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Conlon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condone" and "Conlon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "condone" or "Conlon"?
What to do next
Pair "condone" vs "Conlon" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "condone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Conlon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,225 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condone" and "Conlon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Colson vs Conlon". 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 #83,225 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.