Which to use
“condenado” is a noun and “condenados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,143
- “condenado” frequency rank
- #7,404
- “condenados” frequency rank
- 11547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condenado | condenados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El que está en el infierno. | Forma del plural de condenado, participio de condenar o de condenarse. |
Where the eye mixes condenado and condenados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. condenado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against condenados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: condenado vs condenados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condenado is [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞o] while condenados is [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “condenado” sits inside “condenados”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condenado is recorded at frequency rank #4,143, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈnað̞o]. 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 11547, this pair ranks #294,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condenado vs condenados
Shared letters: acdeno. Private to "condenado": -. Private to "condenados": s.
"condenado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "condenados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condenado ← ccondenado · cnodenado · codnenado · conddenado · condeando · condenaddo · condenaod · condendao
- condenados ← ccondenados · cnodenados · codnenados · conddenados · condeandos · condenaddos · condenadoss · condenadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condenado" for "condenados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "condenado" or "condenados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "condenado" 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 #294,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condenado" and "condenados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenaba vs condenado". 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 #294,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.