condenadasvscondenadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,693
“condenadas” frequency rank
#7,404
“condenados” frequency rank
36097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenadas condenados
Definition Forma del femenino plural de condenado, participio de condenar o de condenarse. Forma del plural de condenado, participio de condenar o de condenarse.

Where the eye mixes condenadas and condenados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. condenadas and condenados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
condenadas
10 ch
condenados

Why the eye confuses condenadas with condenados

A purely visual mix-up. condenadas ([kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞as]) and condenados ([kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “condenadas” becomes o in “condenados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condenadas is recorded at frequency rank #28,693, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞as]. condenados is at rank #7,404, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞os].

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 36097, this pair ranks #182,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condenadas vs condenados

Shared letters: acdenos. Private to "condenadas": -. Private to "condenados": -.

"condenadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "condenados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condenadasccondenadas · cnodenadas · codnenadas · conddenadas · condeandas · condenaads · condenadass · condenaddas
  • condenadosccondenados · cnodenados · codnenados · conddenados · condeandos · condenaddos · condenadoss · condenadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condenadas" and "condenados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞as] versus [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "condenadas" or "condenados" show up more?
"condenados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,404 in our Spanish list, against #28,693 for "condenadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "condenadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condenados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenadas" and "condenados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenaba vs condenadas". 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 #182,493 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