condenabavscondensadaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: condenaba is a verb, condensada is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condenaba” is a verb and “condensada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,258
“condenaba” frequency rank
#34,955
“condensada” frequency rank
76213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenaba condensada
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de condenar o de condenarse. Forma del femenino de condensado, participio de condensar.

Where the eye mixes condenaba and condensada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. condenaba runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against condensada's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
condenaba
10 ch
condensada

Look-alike desk: condenaba vs condensada

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condenaba is [kõn̪d̪eˈnaβ̞a] while condensada is [kõn̪d̪ẽnˈsað̞a]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condenaba is recorded at frequency rank #41,258, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈnaβ̞a]. condensada is at rank #34,955, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪d̪ẽnˈsað̞a].

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 76213, this pair ranks #18,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of condenaba vs condensada

Shared letters: acdeno. Private to "condenaba": b. Private to "condensada": s.

"condenaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "condensada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condenabaccondenaba · cnodenaba · codnenaba · conddenaba · condeanba · condenaab · condenabba · condenava
  • condensadaccondensada · cnodensada · codnensada · conddensada · condenasda · condennsada · condensaad · condensadda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condenaba" and "condensada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condenaba" is a verb and "condensada" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "condenaba" or "condensada"?
"condensada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,955 in our Spanish list, against #41,258 for "condenaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "condenaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condensada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenaba" and "condensada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condensada vs condensador". 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 #18,153 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