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Which to use

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

#19,662
“codos” frequency rank
#20,945
“cóndor” frequency rank
40607
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codos cóndor
Definition Forma del plural de codo. (Vultur gryphus) Ave de rapiña de la familia de los buitres americanos que habita en la Cordillera de los Andes. Es de plumaje negro con plumas blancas alrededor del cuello y en las alas. Su cabeza está desnuda y posee una especie de cresta.

Where the eye mixes codos and cóndor

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
codos
6 ch
cóndor

Why the eye confuses codos with cóndor

A purely visual mix-up. codos ([ˈkoð̞os]) and cóndor ([ˈkõn̪d̪oɾ]) 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 40607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

codos is recorded at frequency rank #19,662, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoð̞os]. cóndor is at rank #20,945, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõn̪d̪oɾ].

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 40607, this pair ranks #158,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of codos vs cóndor

Shared letters: cdo. Private to "codos": s. Private to "cóndor": nró.

"codos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cóndor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • codosccodos · cdoos · coddos · codoss · codso · coods · ocdos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "codos" and "cóndor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkoð̞os] versus [ˈkõn̪d̪oɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "codos" or "cóndor"?
"codos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,662 in our Spanish list, against #20,945 for "cóndor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "codos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cóndor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codos" and "cóndor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codos vs cronos". 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 #158,167 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