condenóvsconejoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: condenó is a verb, conejo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condenó” is a verb and “conejo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,559
“condenó” frequency rank
#8,355
“conejo” frequency rank
20914
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenó conejo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de condenar. (familia Leporidae) Cualquiera de unas dos docenas de especies de pequeños mamíferos lagomorfos, de pelo tupido, orejas erguidas tan largas como la cabeza, un rabo muy corto, patas delanteras cortas y traseras muy largas, que le permiten desplazarse con brincos. Habita en madrigueras que cava en la tierra y es muy prolífico. Se lo cría como animal de compañía, y para aprovechar su carne, su cuero y su pelo.

Where the eye mixes condenó and conejo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. condenó runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against conejo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
condenó
6 ch
conejo

Look-alike desk: condenó vs conejo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condenó is [kõn̪d̪eˈno] while conejo is [koˈnexo]. 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 20914, 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]. conejo is at rank #8,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈnexo].

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 20914, this pair ranks #257,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of condenó vs conejo

Shared letters: ceno. Private to "condenó": dó. Private to "conejo": j.

"condenó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "conejo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conejo ← cconejo · cnoejo · coenjo · conejjo · coneoj · conjeo · connejo · ocnejo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condenó" and "conejo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condenó" is a verb and "conejo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "condenó" or "conejo"?
"conejo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,355 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condenó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conejo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #257,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenó" and "conejo" 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 #257,211 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