condesvscondonesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,054
“condes” frequency rank
#16,297
“condones” frequency rank
31351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condes condones
Definition Forma del plural de conde. Forma del plural de condón.

Where the eye mixes condes and condones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
condes
8 ch
condones

Visual trap between condes and condones

A purely visual mix-up. condes ([ˈkõn̪d̪es]) and condones ([kõn̪ˈd̪ones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31351, 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]. condones is at rank #16,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪ones].

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 31351, this pair ranks #207,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condes vs condones

Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "condes": -. Private to "condones": -.

"condes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "condones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condesccondes · cnodes · codnes · conddes · condess · condse · coneds · conndes
  • condonesccondones · cnodones · codnones · conddones · condnoes · condoens · condoness · condonnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condes" and "condones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkõn̪d̪es] versus [kõn̪ˈd̪ones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "condes" or "condones" show up more?
"condes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,054 in our Spanish list, against #16,297 for "condones". 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 "condes" and "condones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condes" and "condones" 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 #207,482 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