condenavsconvenzaTell them apart

Quick tell: condena is a noun, convenza is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condena” is a noun and “convenza” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,686
“condena” frequency rank
#37,524
“convenza” frequency rank
41210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condena convenza
Definition Acción y resultado de condenar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de convencer.

Where the eye mixes condena and convenza

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. condena runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against convenza's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
condena
8 ch
convenza

Look-alike desk: condena vs convenza

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condena is [kõn̪ˈd̪ena] while convenza is [kõmˈbẽnsa]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41210, 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]. convenza is at rank #37,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbẽnsa].

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 41210, this pair ranks #154,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condena vs convenza

Shared letters: aceno. Private to "condena": d. Private to "convenza": vz.

"condena" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "convenza" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condena ← ccondena · cnodena · codnena · conddena · condean · condenna · condnea · conedna
  • convenza ← cconvenza · cnovenza · conbenza · conevnza · connvenza · convenaz · convennza · convenzza

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condena" and "convenza" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condena" is a noun and "convenza" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "condena" vs "convenza" - which ranks higher?
"condena" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,686 in our Spanish list, against #37,524 for "convenza". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "condena" and "convenza" 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 "convenza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #154,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condena" and "convenza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convencí vs convenza". 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 #154,909 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