condesvsconfesóWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#15,054
“condes” frequency rank
#11,007
“confesó” frequency rank
26061
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condes confesó
Definition Forma del plural de conde. 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 condes and confesó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. condes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against confesó's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
condes
7 ch
confesó

Look-alike desk: condes vs confesó

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condes is [ˈkõn̪d̪es] while confesó is [kõɱfeˈso]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26061, 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]. 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 26061, this pair ranks #233,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condes vs confesó

Shared letters: cenos. Private to "condes": d. Private to "confesó": fó.

"condes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "confesó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condes ← ccondes · cnodes · codnes · conddes · condess · condse · coneds · conndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condes" and "confesó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condes" is a noun and "confesó" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "condes" vs "confesó" - which ranks higher?
"confesó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,007 in our Spanish list, against #15,054 for "condes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "condes" 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 #233,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condes" and "confesó" 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 #233,521 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