Which to use
“condena” and “condenado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,686
- “condena” frequency rank
- #4,143
- “condenado” frequency rank
- 7829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condena | condenado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y resultado de condenar. | El que está en el infierno. |
Where the eye mixes condena and condenado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: condena vs condenado
A purely visual mix-up. condena ([kõn̪ˈd̪ena]) and condenado ([kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “condena” sits inside “condenado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7829, 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]. condenado is at rank #4,143, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞o].
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 7829, this pair ranks #306,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condena vs condenado
Shared letters: acdeno. Private to "condena": -. Private to "condenado": -.
"condena" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "condenado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condena" for "condenado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "condena" vs "condenado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "condena" and "condenado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condenado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condena" and "condenado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condena vs condenen". 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 #306,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.