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“codazo” and “condado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,517
“codazo” frequency rank
#5,934
“condado” frequency rank
55451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codazo condado
Definition Golpe propinado con el codo Dignidad honorífica de un conde

Where the eye mixes codazo and condado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. codazo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against condado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
codazo
7 ch
condado

Visual trap between codazo and condado

A purely visual mix-up. codazo ([koˈð̞aso]) and condado ([kõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

codazo is recorded at frequency rank #49,517, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈð̞aso]. condado is at rank #5,934, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪að̞o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55451, this pair ranks #78,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of codazo vs condado

Shared letters: acdo. Private to "codazo": z. Private to "condado": n.

"codazo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "condado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • codazo ← ccodazo · cdoazo · coadzo · codaoz · codazzo · coddazo · codzao · ocdazo
  • condado ← ccondado · cnodado · codnado · conaddo · condaddo · condaod · conddado · conddao

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "codazo" and "condado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈð̞aso] versus [kõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "codazo" or "condado" show up more?
"condado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,934 in our Spanish list, against #49,517 for "codazo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "codazo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codazo" and "condado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cazo vs codazo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #78,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list