condesvsconocesTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#15,054
“condes” frequency rank
#3,107
“conoces” frequency rank
18161
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condes conoces
Definition Forma del plural de conde. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de conocer.

Where the eye mixes condes and conoces

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

6 ch
condes
7 ch
conoces

Look-alike desk: condes vs conoces

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condes is [ˈkõn̪d̪es] while conoces is [koˈnoses]. 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 18161, 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]. conoces is at rank #3,107, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈnoses].

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 18161, this pair ranks #269,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of condes vs conoces

Shared letters: cenos. Private to "condes": d. Private to "conoces": -.

"condes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "conoces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condesccondes · cnodes · codnes · conddes · condess · condse · coneds · conndes
  • conocescconoces · cnooces · concoes · connoces · conocces · conocess · conocse · conoecs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "condes" for "conoces" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condes" is a noun and "conoces" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "condes" or "conoces" show up more?
"conoces" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,107 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.

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 "condes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conoces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condes" and "conoces" 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 #269,076 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