Which to use
“conde” and “condes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,765
- “conde” frequency rank
- #15,054
- “condes” frequency rank
- 17819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | condes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Título nobiliario que se sitúa en categoría entre el marqués y el vizconde. | Forma del plural de conde. |
Where the eye mixes conde and condes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conde and condes
A purely visual mix-up. conde ([ˈkõn̪d̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “conde” sits inside “condes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conde is recorded at frequency rank #2,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõn̪d̪e]. 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 17819, this pair ranks #270,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs condes
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "conde": -. Private to "condes": s.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "condes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conde" for "condes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conde" vs "condes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "conde" and "condes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" 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 #270,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "condes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cojedes vs condes". 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 #270,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.