Which to use
“condado” and “condados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,934
- “condado” frequency rank
- #28,296
- “condados” frequency rank
- 34230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condado | condados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dignidad honorífica de un conde | Forma del plural de condado. |
Where the eye mixes condado and condados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. condado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against condados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between condado and condados
A purely visual mix-up. condado ([kõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and condados ([kõn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “condado” sits inside “condados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condado is recorded at frequency rank #5,934, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. condados is at rank #28,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 34230, this pair ranks #192,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condado vs condados
Shared letters: acdno. Private to "condado": -. Private to "condados": s.
"condado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "condados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condado" and "condados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "condado" or "condados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "condado" and "condados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condado" and "condados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condados vs cuñados". 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 #192,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.