Which to use
“condenen” is a verb and “condones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,065
- “condenen” frequency rank
- #16,297
- “condones” frequency rank
- 60362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condenen | condones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de condenar o de condenarse. | Forma del plural de condón. |
Where the eye mixes condenen and condones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. condenen and condones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: condenen vs condones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condenen is [kõn̪ˈd̪enẽn] while condones is [kõn̪ˈd̪ones]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condenen is recorded at frequency rank #44,065, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪enẽn]. condones is at rank #16,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ones].
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 60362, this pair ranks #59,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of condenen vs condones
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "condenen": -. Private to "condones": s.
"condenen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "condones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condenen" and "condones" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "condenen" or "condones"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "condenen" and "condones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condenen" and "condones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenen vs convienen". 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 #59,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.