Which to use
“con” and “condo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,056
- “con” frequency rank
- #20,676
- “condo” frequency rank
- 21732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | con | condo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sexe de la femme. | Condominium, immeuble en copropriété, logement. |
Where the eye mixes con and condo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between con and condo
A purely visual mix-up. con (\kɔ̃\) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “con” sits inside “condo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
con is recorded at frequency rank #1,056, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃\. 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 21732, this pair ranks #361,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of con vs condo
Shared letters: cno. Private to "con": -. Private to "condo": d.
"con" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "condo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- condo ← ccondo · cnodo · codno · conddo · conndo · conod · ocndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "con" for "condo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "con" vs "condo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "con" 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 #361,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "con" and "condo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs condo". 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 #361,705 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.