Which to use
“clodo” and “condo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,729
- “clodo” frequency rank
- #20,676
- “condo” frequency rank
- 58405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clodo | condo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clochard. | Condominium, immeuble en copropriété, logement. |
Where the eye mixes clodo and condo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clodo vs condo
A purely visual mix-up. clodo (\klɔ.do\) and condo (\kɔ̃.do\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clodo is recorded at frequency rank #37,729, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɔ.do\. condo is at rank #20,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.do\.
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 58405, this pair ranks #109,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clodo vs condo
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "clodo": l. Private to "condo": n.
"clodo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "condo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clodo" and "condo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "clodo" vs "condo" - which ranks higher?
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 "clodo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clodo" and "condo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clodo vs croco". 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 #109,255 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.