condenóvsconfesóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,559
“condenó” frequency rank
#11,007
“confesó” frequency rank
23566
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condenó confesó
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 confesar o de confesarse.

Where the eye mixes condenó and confesó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. condenó and confesó 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
confesó

Look-alike desk: condenó vs confesó

A purely visual mix-up. condenó ([kõn̪d̪eˈno]) and confesó ([kõɱfeˈso]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23566, 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]. confesó is at rank #11,007, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfeˈso].

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 23566, this pair ranks #245,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of condenó vs confesó

Shared letters: cenoó. Private to "condenó": d. Private to "confesó": fs.

"condenó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "confesó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condenó" and "confesó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪eˈno] versus [kõɱfeˈso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "condenó" or "confesó" show up more?
"confesó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,007 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "condenó" and "confesó" 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 "confesó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #245,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condenó" and "confesó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condenen vs condenó". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #245,190 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