# condition

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #1,450

## Definitions
1. A state or quality.
2. A state or quality.
3. A state or quality.
4. A state or quality.
5. A state or quality.
6. A requirement.
7. A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
8. A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.

## Etymology
From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. An unetymological change in spelling due to a confusion with conditio.

## Easily confused with
- **conditions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condition-vs-conditions)
- **conviction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condition-vs-conviction)
- **conduction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condition-vs-conduction)
- **contrition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condition-vs-contrition)
- **conditional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condition-vs-conditional)
- **conditioner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condition-vs-conditioner)
- **coalition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coalition-vs-condition)
- **cognition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cognition-vs-condition)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccondition`, `cnodition`, `codnition`, `conddition`, `condiiton`, `condision`, `conditino`, `conditionn`, `conditoin`, `condittion`, `condtiion`, `conidtion`, `conndition`, `ocndition`

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