Which to use
“condes” and “condón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,054
- “condes” frequency rank
- #17,081
- “condón” frequency rank
- 32135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condes | condón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de conde. | Dispositivo que se utiliza durante el coito como método anticonceptivo y de prevención de varias enfermedades de transmisión sexual. Se encuentran dos versiones; la primera se coloca cubriendo el pene y consiste en una funda que se ajusta a ligera tensión sobre el pene erecto, y la segunda es una bolsa que forra la vagina y cubre los genitales externos. |
Where the eye mixes condes and condón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. condes and condón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses condes with condón
A purely visual mix-up. condes ([ˈkõn̪d̪es]) and condón ([kõn̪ˈd̪õn]) 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 32135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condes is recorded at frequency rank #15,054, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõn̪d̪es]. condón is at rank #17,081, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪õn].
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 32135, this pair ranks #203,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condes vs condón
Shared letters: cdno. Private to "condes": es. Private to "condón": ó.
"condes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "condón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condes ← ccondes · cnodes · codnes · conddes · condess · condse · coneds · conndes
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "condes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condes" and "condón" 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 #203,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.