condition

\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“condition” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,858
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nature, état ou qualité d’une chose ou d’une personne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-condition · condition · French

condition · rank #1,858 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,858
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH colère

Nearest frequency peer: colère (-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 « condition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « condition » 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).

condition vs conditions
90% similar
condition vs conviction
80% similar
condition vs conduction
80% similar

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

Key facts for condition
PropertyValue
Headwordcondition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,858
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « condition »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.conditionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « colère » (#1,857), « conduit » (#1,859), « co » (#1,856). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « condition » est au #1,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around condition (IPA \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,858 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for condition, with forms such as "ccondition", "cnodition", and "codnition". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "conditions", "conviction", "conduction", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is condition, spelled C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nature, état ou qualité d’une chose ou d’une personne.
  2. 2
    Qualité d’un objet par rapport à sa destination.
  3. 3
    État d’une personne considérée par rapport à sa naissance.
  4. 4
    État d’une personne appartenant à la noblesse.
  5. 5
    Profession, état dont on est, fortune qu’on possède.
  6. 6
    Domesticité, et, en ce sens, on le dit souvent absolument.
  7. 7
    Situation où l’on se trouve.
  8. 8
    Parti avantageux ou désavantageux que l’on fait à quelqu’un dans une affaire.
  9. 9
    Clause, charge ou obligation moyennant laquelle on fait quelque chose.
  10. 10
    Préalable, ce sans quoi un être ou un objet ne pourrait exister.
  11. 11
    Postulat nécessaire.
  12. 12
    Structure de contrôle qui permet une exécution selon des critères.
  13. 13
    Examen d'une fibre textile pour déterminer son conditionnement, c'est-à-dire la proportion en eau dans son poids, pour la commercialiser loyalement.
  14. 14
    Examen d'une fibre textile pour déterminer son conditionnement, c'est-à-dire la proportion en eau dans son poids, pour la commercialiser loyalement.
  15. 15
    Examen d'une fibre textile pour déterminer son conditionnement, c'est-à-dire la proportion en eau dans son poids, pour la commercialiser loyalement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces espèces adventices, dont les graines sont apportées avec les semences introduites, ont pu résister à des conditions climatiques défavorables […].
  2. Le soir, dédaignant les taxis, je rentrais à bord presque toujours en courant pour me maintenir en bonne condition physique.

This word in other languages

condition(English)condición(Español)Klausel(Deutsch)cláusula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccondition
  • cnodition
  • codnition
  • conddition
  • condiiton
  • conditino
  • conditionn
  • conditoin
  • condittion
  • condtiion
  • conidtion
  • conndition
  • ocndition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of condition - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccondition1cnodition2codnition2conddition1condiiton2conditino2conditionn1conditoin2
Edit distance from "condition"

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 "condition"?
"condition" is spelled C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\.
What does "condition" mean?
As a noun, "condition" means: Nature, état ou qualité d’une chose ou d’une personne.
What words are commonly confused with "condition"?
"condition" is commonly confused with "conditions", "conviction", "conduction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "condition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "condition" is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "condition" come from?
"condition" 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 "condition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

excellent#1,865autorités#1,849événement#1,844musulmans#1,878

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

numérique13 variantsaugmenter13 variantsdevraient13 variantsaméliorer13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list