condenevscontentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: condene is a verb, content is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condene” is a verb and “content” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,956
“condene” frequency rank
#19,964
“content” frequency rank
55920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condene content
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de condenar o de condenarse. Contento.

Where the eye mixes condene and content

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
condene
7 ch
content

Visual trap between condene and content

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condene is [kõn̪ˈd̪ene] while content is [kɔ̃.tɑ̃]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55920, 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]. content is at rank #19,964, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔ̃.tɑ̃].

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 55920, this pair ranks #76,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of condene vs content

Shared letters: ceno. Private to "condene": d. Private to "content": t.

"condene" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "content" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condeneccondene · cnodene · codnene · conddene · condeen · condenne · condnee · conedne
  • contentccontent · cnotent · conetnt · conntent · contennt · contentt · contetn · contnet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "condene" for "content" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condene" is a verb and "content" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "condene" or "content" show up more?
"content" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,964 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "content" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condene" and "content" 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 #76,782 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