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

#42,885
“cofres” frequency rank
#15,054
“condes” frequency rank
57939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cofres condes
Definition Forma del plural de cofre. Forma del plural de conde.

Where the eye mixes cofres and condes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cofres and condes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
cofres
6 ch
condes

Why the eye confuses cofres with condes

A purely visual mix-up. cofres ([ˈkofɾes]) and condes ([ˈkõn̪d̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cofres is recorded at frequency rank #42,885, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkofɾes]. condes is at rank #15,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõn̪d̪es].

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 57939, this pair ranks #68,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cofres vs condes

Shared letters: ceos. Private to "cofres": fr. Private to "condes": dn.

"cofres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "condes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cofres ← ccofres · cfores · cofers · coffres · cofress · cofrres · cofrse · corfes
  • condes ← ccondes · cnodes · codnes · conddes · condess · condse · coneds · conndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cofres" and "condes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkofɾes] versus [ˈkõn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cofres" vs "condes" - which ranks higher?
"condes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,054 in our Spanish list, against #42,885 for "cofres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "cofres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cofres" and "condes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciprés vs cofres". 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 #68,431 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