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

#35,956
“condene” frequency rank
#3,389
“conviene” frequency rank
39345
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condene conviene
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 presente de indicativo de convenir.

Where the eye mixes condene and conviene

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
condene
8 ch
conviene

Visual trap between condene and conviene

A purely visual mix-up. condene ([kõn̪ˈd̪ene]) and conviene ([kõmˈbjene]) 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 39345, 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]. conviene is at rank #3,389, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈbjene].

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 39345, this pair ranks #165,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condene vs conviene

Shared letters: ceno. Private to "condene": d. Private to "conviene": iv.

"condene" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "conviene" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condeneccondene · cnodene · codnene · conddene · condeen · condenne · condnee · conedne
  • convienecconviene · cnoviene · conbiene · conivene · connviene · conveine · convieen · convienne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condene" and "conviene" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪ˈd̪ene] versus [kõmˈbjene]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "condene" or "conviene"?
"conviene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,389 in our Spanish list, against #35,956 for "condene". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "condene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conviene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condene" and "conviene" 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 #165,033 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