Which to use
“condena” is a noun and “condenada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,686
- “condena” frequency rank
- #12,116
- “condenada” frequency rank
- 15802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condena | condenada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y resultado de condenar. | Forma del femenino de condenado, participio de condenar o de condenarse. |
Where the eye mixes condena and condenada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. condena runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against condenada's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses condena with condenada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condena is [kõn̪ˈd̪ena] while condenada is [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “condena” sits inside “condenada”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condena is recorded at frequency rank #3,686, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ena]. condenada is at rank #12,116, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞a].
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 15802, this pair ranks #278,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condena vs condenada
Shared letters: acdeno. Private to "condena": -. Private to "condenada": -.
"condena" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "condenada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condena" and "condenada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "condena" or "condenada"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "condena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condenada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condena" and "condenada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenaba vs condenada". 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 #278,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.