condole
/kənˈdəʊl/
"condole" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“condole” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
Corpus desk
Index EN-condole · condole · English
condole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | condole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kənˈdəʊl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “condole” in English
Rare enough to double-check
condole is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kənˈdəʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for condole in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *ḱóm Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin condolēre, the present active infinitive of condoleō (“to feel severe pain, suffer greatly; to suffer with or feel another’s pain, condole”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing tog… The correct English form is condole, spelled C-O-N-D-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
- 2To express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.
- 3To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
- 4To express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with (someone); to lament in sympathy with (someone).
- 5To express or feel sorrow for (oneself); to bewail, to mourn.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how condole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[A]n Ambaſſador ſent from a Prince, to congratulate, condole, or to aſſiſt at a ſolemnity, though the Authority be Publique, yet becauſe the buſineſſe is Private, and belonging to him in his naturall capacity; is a Private perſon.
[…] I doubt Madam, your complaints ought to be turned into acknovvledgments, and your Friends vvould have cauſe to rejoyce rather than condole vvith you; […]
Etymology
PIE word *ḱóm Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin condolēre, the present active infinitive of condoleō (“to feel severe pain, suffer greatly; to suffer with or feel another’s pain, condole”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several things) + doleō (“to suffer physical pain, hurt; to be sorry, grieve for, deplore, lament”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to divide, split”)).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.