# condenser

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʰəndɛnsɚ/ · frequency rank #34,444

## Definitions
1. A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine.
2. A capacitor.
3. A lens (or combination of lenses) designed to gather light and focus it onto a specimen or part of a mechanism.
4. A dental instrument used to pack filling into a cavity in a tooth.

## Etymology
From condense + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **convener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condenser-vs-convener)
- **contender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condenser-vs-contender)
- **condense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condense-vs-condenser)
- **condensed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condensed-vs-condenser)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccondenser`, `cnodenser`, `codnenser`, `conddenser`, `condenesr`, `condennser`, `condenserr`, `condensre`, `condensser`, `condesner`, `condneser`, `conednser`, `conndenser`, `ocndenser`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/condenser