condamner

\kɔ̃.dɑ.ne\

/\kɔ̃.dɑ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“condamner” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,803
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déclarer quelqu’un, par décision de justice, coupable d'un délit ou d'un crime et lui infliger la peine correspondante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-condamner · condamner · French

condamner · rank #7,803 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,803
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH confirmée

Nearest frequency peer: confirmée (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « condamner »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « condamner » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

condamner vs condamnés
78% similar
condamner vs container
78% similar
condamner vs condamnez
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for condamner
PropertyValue
Headwordcondamner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.dɑ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,803
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « condamner »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).condamnerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « confirmée » (#7,804), « compteur » (#7,801), « contacté » (#7,805). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « condamner » est au #7,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around condamner (IPA \kɔ̃.dɑ.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,803 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for condamner, with forms such as "ccondamner", "cnodamner", and "codnamner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "condamnés", "container", "condamnez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is condamner, spelled C-O-N-D-A-M-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déclarer quelqu’un, par décision de justice, coupable d'un délit ou d'un crime et lui infliger la peine correspondante.
  2. 2
    Blâmer, critiquer, désapprouver, rejeter.
  3. 3
    Obliger.
  4. 4
    Déclarer que quelqu’un est atteint d’une maladie mortelle.
  5. 5
    Fermer une porte, une fenêtre, de telle sorte qu’elle ne puisse plus s’ouvrir ; en empêcher, en interdire l’usage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how condamner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Arrêt de la Cour du Parlement, qui condamne une quidane, connue sous le nom de la femme des Ormes, à être attachée au carcan à la place Saint-Michel, et au bannissement pendant neuf ans, pour avoir escroqué différentes marchandises chez une lingère. (Du 24 janvier 1775.)
  2. Faut-il que l’affaire suive son cours ? faut-il, le principal coupable visible étant mort, étouffer ce procès en faisant condamner le garde-magasin par contumace ?

This word in other languages

condemn(English)condenar(Español)verurteilen(Deutsch)amaldiçoar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccondamner
  • cnodamner
  • codnamner
  • conadmner
  • condamenr
  • condammner
  • condamnerr
  • condamnner
  • condamnre
  • condanmer
  • conddamner
  • condmaner
  • conndamner
  • ocndamner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of condamner - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccondamner1cnodamner2codnamner2conadmner2condamenr2condammner1condamnerr1condamnner1
Edit distance from "condamner"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "condamner"?
"condamner" is spelled C-O-N-D-A-M-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.dɑ.ne\.
What does "condamner" mean?
As a verb, "condamner" means: Déclarer quelqu’un, par décision de justice, coupable d'un délit ou d'un crime et lui infliger la peine correspondante.
What words are commonly confused with "condamner"?
"condamner" is commonly confused with "condamnés", "container", "condamnez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "condamner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "condamner" is \kɔ̃.dɑ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "condamner" come from?
"condamner" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "condamner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

confirmée#7,804demandais#7,810chaussure#7,795Brunswick#7,794

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

enregistre14 variantsindication14 variantssculpture14 variantsinterdits14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list