Which to use
“condicionan” and “condicionar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,723
- “condicionan” frequency rank
- #37,511
- “condicionar” frequency rank
- 78234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condicionan | condicionar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de condicionar. | Poner condiciones a algo. |
Where the eye mixes condicionan and condicionar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. condicionan and condicionar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses condicionan with condicionar
A purely visual mix-up. condicionan ([kõn̪d̪iˈsjonãn]) and condicionar ([kõn̪d̪isjoˈnaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “condicionan” becomes r in “condicionar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condicionan is recorded at frequency rank #40,723, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪iˈsjonãn]. 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 78234, this pair ranks #14,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of condicionan vs condicionar
Shared letters: acdino. Private to "condicionan": -. Private to "condicionar": r.
"condicionan" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC · "condicionar" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condicionan ← ccondicionan · cnodicionan · codnicionan · condciionan · conddicionan · condiccionan · condicinoan · condicioann
- condicionar ← ccondicionar · cnodicionar · codnicionar · condciionar · conddicionar · condiccionar · condicinoar · condicioanr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condicionan" and "condicionar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "condicionan" or "condicionar"?
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 "condicionan" 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 #14,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condicionan" and "condicionar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condiciona vs condicionan". 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 #14,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.