# condolence

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈdoʊləns/ · frequency rank #37,861

## Definitions
1. Comfort, support or sympathy.
2. An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

## Etymology
From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“I sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“I hurt, suffer, have pain”).

## Easily confused with
- **condolences** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condolence-vs-condolences)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccondolence`, `cnodolence`, `codnolence`, `conddolence`, `condloence`, `condoelnce`, `condolance`, `condolecne`, `condolencce`, `condolenec`, `condolennce`, `condollence`, `condolnece`, `conndolence`, `conodlence`, `ocndolence`

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