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“condiciones” and “convicciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#641
“condiciones” frequency rank
#13,421
“convicciones” frequency rank
14062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condiciones convicciones
Definition Forma del plural de condición. Forma del plural de convicción.

Where the eye mixes condiciones and convicciones

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

11 ch
condiciones
12 ch
convicciones

Look-alike desk: condiciones vs convicciones

A purely visual mix-up. condiciones ([kõn̪d̪iˈsjones]) and convicciones ([kõmbikˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condiciones is recorded at frequency rank #641, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪d̪iˈsjones]. convicciones is at rank #13,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmbikˈsjones].

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 14062, this pair ranks #285,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of condiciones vs convicciones

Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "condiciones": d. Private to "convicciones": v.

"condiciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC  ·  "convicciones" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condicionesccondiciones · cnodiciones · codniciones · condciiones · conddiciones · condicciones · condicinoes · condicioens
  • conviccionescconvicciones · cnovicciones · conbicciones · conivcciones · connvicciones · convciciones · conviccinoes · conviccioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condiciones" and "convicciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõn̪d̪iˈsjones] versus [kõmbikˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "condiciones" or "convicciones"?
"condiciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #641 in our Spanish list, against #13,421 for "convicciones". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "condiciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convicciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condiciones" and "convicciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condicionan vs condiciones". 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 #285,522 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