condenaciónvsconvenciónWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#48,307
“condenación” frequency rank
#4,406
“convención” frequency rank
52713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenación convención
Definition Acción o efecto de condenar. Práctica o principio que se ha establecido por la costumbre o se acepta mayoritariamente.

Where the eye mixes condenación and convención

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. condenación runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against convención's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
condenación
10 ch
convención

Why the eye confuses condenación with convención

A purely visual mix-up. condenación ([kõn̪d̪enaˈsjõn]) and convención ([kõmbẽnˈsjõn]) 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 52713, 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]. convención is at rank #4,406, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmbẽnˈsjõn].

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 52713, this pair ranks #91,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condenación vs convención

Shared letters: ceinoó. Private to "condenación": ad. Private to "convención": v.

"condenación" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "convención" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "condenación" for "convención" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪enaˈsjõn] versus [kõmbẽnˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "condenación" vs "convención" - which ranks higher?
"convención" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,406 in our Spanish list, against #48,307 for "condenación". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "condenación" and "convención" 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 "convención" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenación" and "convención" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenación vs condensación". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #91,385 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