Which to use
“condenó” is a verb and “condes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,559
- “condenó” frequency rank
- #15,054
- “condes” frequency rank
- 27613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condenó | condes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de condenar. | Forma del plural de conde. |
Where the eye mixes condenó and condes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. condenó runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against condes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between condenó and condes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condenó is [kõn̪d̪eˈno] while condes is [ˈkõn̪d̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condenó is recorded at frequency rank #12,559, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪eˈno]. condes is at rank #15,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõn̪d̪es].
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 27613, this pair ranks #225,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condenó vs condes
Shared letters: cdeno. Private to "condenó": ó. Private to "condes": s.
"condenó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "condes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condes ← ccondes · cnodes · codnes · conddes · condess · condse · coneds · conndes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condenó" for "condes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "condenó" or "condes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "condenó" and "condes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condenó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condenó" and "condes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cojedes vs condes". 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 #225,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.