condicionadavscondicionarConfusable pair

Quick tell: condicionada is a participle, condicionar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condicionada” is a participle and “condicionar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,917
“condicionada” frequency rank
#37,511
“condicionar” frequency rank
65428
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condicionada condicionar
Definition Forma del femenino de condicionado, participio de condicionar. Poner condiciones a algo.

Where the eye mixes condicionada and condicionar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
condicionada
11 ch
condicionar

Why the eye confuses condicionada with condicionar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condicionada is [kõn̪d̪isjoˈnað̞a] while condicionar is [kõn̪d̪isjoˈnaɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condicionada is recorded at frequency rank #27,917, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪d̪isjoˈnað̞a]. condicionar is at rank #37,511, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪isjoˈnaɾ].

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 65428, this pair ranks #42,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of condicionada vs condicionar

Shared letters: acdino. Private to "condicionada": -. Private to "condicionar": r.

"condicionada" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVCV  ·  "condicionar" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condicionadaccondicionada · cnodicionada · codnicionada · condciionada · conddicionada · condiccionada · condicinoada · condicioanda
  • condicionarccondicionar · cnodicionar · codnicionar · condciionar · conddicionar · condiccionar · condicinoar · condicioanr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "condicionada" for "condicionar" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condicionada" is a participle and "condicionar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "condicionada" vs "condicionar" - which ranks higher?
"condicionada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,917 in our Spanish list, against #37,511 for "condicionar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condicionada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condicionar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condicionada" and "condicionar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condicionan vs condicionar". 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 #42,663 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