Which to use
“coalition” and “condition” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,735
- “coalition” frequency rank
- #1,858
- “condition” frequency rank
- 6593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coalition | condition |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Union ou réunion de différents partis, ligue de plusieurs puissances. | Nature, état ou qualité d’une chose ou d’une personne. |
Where the eye mixes coalition and condition
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coalition (CVVCVCVVC) and condition (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between coalition and condition
A purely visual mix-up. coalition (\kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\) and condition (\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\) 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 6593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coalition is recorded at frequency rank #4,735, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\. condition is at rank #1,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\.
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 6593, this pair ranks #425,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coalition vs condition
Shared letters: cinot. Private to "coalition": al. Private to "condition": d.
"coalition" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC · "condition" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coalition" and "condition" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coalition" vs "condition" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coalition" and "condition" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coalition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condition" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coalition" and "condition" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coalition vs cognition". 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 #425,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.