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

#35,956
“condene” frequency rank
#12,559
“condenó” frequency rank
48515
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condene condenó
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de condenar o de condenarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de condenar.

Where the eye mixes condene and condenó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. condene and condenó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
condene
7 ch
condenó

Look-alike desk: condene vs condenó

A purely visual mix-up. condene ([kõn̪ˈd̪ene]) and condenó ([kõn̪d̪eˈno]) 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 - e in “condene” becomes ó in “condenó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condene is recorded at frequency rank #35,956, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ene]. condenó is at rank #12,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈno].

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 48515, this pair ranks #114,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condene vs condenó

Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "condene": -. Private to "condenó": ó.

"condene" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "condenó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condene ← ccondene · cnodene · codnene · conddene · condeen · condenne · condnee · conedne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "condene" for "condenó" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪ˈd̪ene] versus [kõn̪d̪eˈno]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "condene" or "condenó"?
"condenó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,559 in our Spanish list, against #35,956 for "condene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "condene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condenó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condene" and "condenó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condene vs condenen". 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 #114,065 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