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

#12,116
“condenada” frequency rank
#34,955
“condensada” frequency rank
47071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenada condensada
Definition Forma del femenino de condenado, participio de condenar o de condenarse. Forma del femenino de condensado, participio de condensar.

Where the eye mixes condenada and condensada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. condenada 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
condenada
10 ch
condensada

Visual trap between condenada and condensada

A purely visual mix-up. condenada ([kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞a]) and condensada ([kõn̪d̪ẽnˈsað̞a]) 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 47071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condenada is recorded at frequency rank #12,116, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞a]. 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 47071, this pair ranks #122,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condenada vs condensada

Shared letters: acdeno. Private to "condenada": -. Private to "condensada": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condenada ← ccondenada · cnodenada · codnenada · conddenada · condeanda · condenaad · condenadda · condendaa
  • condensada ← ccondensada · cnodensada · codnensada · conddensada · condenasda · condennsada · condensaad · condensadda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condenada" and "condensada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞a] versus [kõn̪d̪ẽnˈsað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "condenada" or "condensada" show up more?
"condenada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,116 in our Spanish list, against #34,955 for "condensada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condenada" 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 #122,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenada" and "condensada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenaba vs condensada". 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 #122,112 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