Which to use
“conde” and “conos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,765
- “conde” frequency rank
- #26,768
- “conos” frequency rank
- 29533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | conos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Título nobiliario que se sitúa en categoría entre el marqués y el vizconde. | Forma del plural de cono. |
Where the eye mixes conde and conos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conde and conos
A purely visual mix-up. conde ([ˈkõn̪d̪e]) and conos ([ˈkonos]) 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 29533, 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]. conos is at rank #26,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkonos].
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 29533, this pair ranks #216,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs conos
Shared letters: cno. Private to "conde": de. Private to "conos": s.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conde" for "conos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conde" or "conos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "conos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conos 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 #216,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.