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“condenación” and “condensación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,307
“condenación” frequency rank
#30,396
“condensación” frequency rank
78703
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenación condensación
Definition Acción o efecto de condenar. Cambio de estado de la materia que se encuentra en forma gaseosa (generalmente en vapores) y pasa a forma líquida.

Where the eye mixes condenación and condensación

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. condenación runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against condensación's 12 (CVCCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
condenación
12 ch
condensación

Visual trap between condenación and condensación

A purely visual mix-up. condenación ([kõn̪d̪enaˈsjõn]) and condensación ([kõn̪d̪ẽnsaˈsjõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condenación is recorded at frequency rank #48,307, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪enaˈsjõn]. condensación is at rank #30,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪ẽnsaˈsjõn].

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 78703, this pair ranks #14,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of condenación vs condensación

Shared letters: acdeinoó. Private to "condenación": -. Private to "condensación": s.

"condenación" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "condensación" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condenación" and "condensación" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪enaˈsjõn] versus [kõn̪d̪ẽnsaˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "condenación" or "condensación"?
"condensación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,396 in our Spanish list, against #48,307 for "condenación". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "condenación" and "condensación" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condenación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condensación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenación" and "condensación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenación vs condenaron". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #14,070 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