condemned
/kənˈdɛmd/
"condemned" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“condemned” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,434
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having received a curse to be doomed to suffer eternally.
Corpus desk
Index EN-condemned · condemned · English
condemned · rank #7,434 · 14 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,434
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH configuration
Nearest frequency peer: configuration (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “condemned”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- columns
columns
92,570 corpus weight
- compatible
compatible
92,569 corpus weight
- condemned
condemned
92,567 corpus weight
- configurati…
configuration
92,566 corpus weight
- continuously
continuously
92,565 corpus weight
- convincing
convincing
92,564 corpus weight
What this shows “condemned” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | condemned |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kənˈdɛmd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,434 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “condemned”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around condemned (IPA /kənˈdɛmd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,434 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for condemned, with forms such as "ccondemned", "cnodemned", and "codnemned". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "condensed", "condemn", "concerned", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is condemned, spelled C-O-N-D-E-M-N-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having received a curse to be doomed to suffer eternally.
- 2Having been sharply scolded.
- 3Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
- 4Officially marked uninhabitable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how condemned appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divide…
I have written 'was' because it seems that Great British Railways, which has already survived a near-death experience when Harper took over as Transport Secretary in the autumn, may well be back in the condemned cell.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccondemned
- cnodemned
- codnemned
- conddemned
- condemend
- condemmned
- condemnde
- condemnedd
- condemnned
- condenmed
- condmened
- conedmned
- conndemned
- ocndemned
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of condemned - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "condemned"?
What does "condemned" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "condemned"?
How do you pronounce "condemned"?
What language does "condemned" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "condemned", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).