condevsconqueConfusable pair

Quick tell: conde is a noun, conque is a conjunction, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conde” is a noun and “conque” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,765
“conde” frequency rank
#21,272
“conque” frequency rank
24037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conde conque
Definition Título nobiliario que se sitúa en categoría entre el marqués y el vizconde. Úsase para introducir una oración que expresa la conclusión o consecuencia de lo antedicho.

Where the eye mixes conde and conque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
conde
6 ch
conque

Visual trap between conde and conque

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conde is [ˈkõn̪d̪e] while conque is [ˈkõŋke]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24037, 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]. conque is at rank #21,272, tagged as aconj, pronounced [ˈkõŋke].

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 24037, this pair ranks #242,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of conde vs conque

Shared letters: ceno. Private to "conde": d. Private to "conque": qu.

"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "conque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condecconde · cnode · codne · condde · coned · connde · ocnde
  • conquecconque · cnoque · connque · conqeu · conqque · conuqe · coqnue · ocnque

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conde" for "conque" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conde" is a noun and "conque" a conjunction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "conde" vs "conque" - which ranks higher?
"conde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,765 in our Spanish list, against #21,272 for "conque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "conde" and "conque" 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 "conque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conde" and "conque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coloqué vs conque". 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 #242,993 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