condensation
/ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/
"condensation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“condensation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,705 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,705
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
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 | condensation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #24,705 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “condensation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for condensation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,705 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for condensation, with forms such as "ccondensation", "cnodensation", and "codnensation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "conversation", "compensation", "condemnation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem. The correct English form is condensation, spelled C-O-N-D-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
- 2The state of being condensed.
- 3The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
- 4The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
- 5The condensate so formed.
- 6The reaction of two substances with the simultaneous loss of water or other small molecule.
- 7when a single idea (an image, memory, or thought) or dream object stands for several associations and ideas.
- 8A condensed work; an abridged version or compendium.
- 9For a given directed graph G, a directed acyclic graph with one vertex for each strongly connected component of G, and an edge connecting pairs of components that contain the two endpoints of at least one edge in G.
Etymology
From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccondensation,cnodensation,codnensation,conddensation,condenastion,condennsation,condensaiton,condensasion,condensatino,condensationn,condensatoin,condensattion,condenssation,condenstaion,condesnation,condnesation,conednsation,conndensation,ocndensation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of condensation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “condensation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-D-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “conversation” - see the side-by-side comparison. condensation vs conversation
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.