condicionarvscondicionesConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#37,511
“condicionar” frequency rank
#641
“condiciones” frequency rank
38152
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condicionar condiciones
Definition Poner condiciones a algo. Forma del plural de condición.

Where the eye mixes condicionar and condiciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
condicionar
11 ch
condiciones

Look-alike desk: condicionar vs condiciones

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condicionar is [kõn̪d̪isjoˈnaɾ] while condiciones is [kõn̪d̪iˈsjones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condicionar is recorded at frequency rank #37,511, classified as averb, pronounced [kõn̪d̪isjoˈnaɾ]. condiciones is at rank #641, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪iˈsjones].

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 38152, this pair ranks #171,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condicionar vs condiciones

Shared letters: cdino. Private to "condicionar": ar. Private to "condiciones": es.

"condicionar" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "condiciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condicionarccondicionar · cnodicionar · codnicionar · condciionar · conddicionar · condiccionar · condicinoar · condicioanr
  • condicionesccondiciones · cnodiciones · codniciones · condciiones · conddiciones · condicciones · condicinoes · condicioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "condicionar" for "condiciones" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condicionar" is a verb and "condiciones" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "condicionar" or "condiciones"?
"condiciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #641 in our Spanish list, against #37,511 for "condicionar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "condicionar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "condiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condicionar" and "condiciones" 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 #171,559 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