Which to use
“condone” is a verb and “console” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,215
- “condone” frequency rank
- #6,227
- “console” frequency rank
- 29442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condone | console |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). | A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system. |
Where the eye mixes condone and console
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between condone and console
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condone is /kənˈdoʊn/ while console is /ˈkɒn.səʊl/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29442, 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/. console is at rank #6,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒn.səʊl/.
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 29442, this pair ranks #362,970 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condone vs console
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "condone": d. Private to "console": ls.
"condone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "console" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condone" and "console" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "condone" or "console" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "condone" and "console" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "console" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,970 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condone" and "console" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condense vs condone". 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 #362,970 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.