condenóvscondujoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,559
“condenó” frequency rank
#9,427
“condujo” frequency rank
21986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenó condujo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de condenar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de conducir o de conducirse.

Where the eye mixes condenó and condujo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. condenó and condujo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
condenó
7 ch
condujo

Look-alike desk: condenó vs condujo

A purely visual mix-up. condenó ([kõn̪d̪eˈno]) and condujo ([kõn̪ˈd̪uxo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21986, 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]. condujo is at rank #9,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪uxo].

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 21986, this pair ranks #252,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of condenó vs condujo

Shared letters: cdno. Private to "condenó": eó. Private to "condujo": ju.

"condenó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "condujo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condujo ← ccondujo · cnodujo · codnujo · conddujo · condjuo · condujjo · conduoj · conndujo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condenó" and "condujo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪eˈno] versus [kõn̪ˈd̪uxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "condenó" vs "condujo" - which ranks higher?
"condujo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,427 in our Spanish list, against #12,559 for "condenó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "condenó" and "condujo" 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 "condujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #252,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenó" and "condujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenen vs condenó". 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 #252,430 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