compovscondoConfusable pair

Which to use

“compo” and “condo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,228
“compo” frequency rank
#20,676
“condo” frequency rank
59904
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compo condo
Definition Composition (d’une équipe par exemple). Condominium, immeuble en copropriété, logement.

Where the eye mixes compo and condo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
compo
5 ch
condo

Visual trap between compo and condo

A purely visual mix-up. compo (\kɔ̃.po\) 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 59904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compo is recorded at frequency rank #39,228, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.po\. 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 59904, this pair ranks #100,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of compo vs condo

Shared letters: co. Private to "compo": mp. Private to "condo": dn.

"compo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "condo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compoccompo · cmopo · commpo · comop · comppo · copmo · ocmpo
  • condoccondo · cnodo · codno · conddo · conndo · conod · ocndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "compo" and "condo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.po\ versus \kɔ̃.do\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "compo" or "condo"?
"condo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,676 in our French list, against #39,228 for "compo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "compo" and "condo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compo" 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 #100,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compo" and "condo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compo vs coupa". 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 #100,550 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list