Which to use
“condamnait” and “condamnent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,422
- “condamnait” frequency rank
- #25,257
- “condamnent” frequency rank
- 73679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamnait | condamnent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de condamner. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner. |
Where the eye mixes condamnait and condamnent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. condamnait (CVCCVCCVVC) and condamnent (CVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between condamnait and condamnent
A purely visual mix-up. condamnait (\kɔ̃.da.nɛ\) and condamnent (\kɔ̃.dan\) 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 73679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condamnait is recorded at frequency rank #48,422, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.da.nɛ\. condamnent is at rank #25,257, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dan\.
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 73679, this pair ranks #39,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of condamnait vs condamnent
Shared letters: acdmnot. Private to "condamnait": i. Private to "condamnent": e.
"condamnait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "condamnent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condamnait ← ccondamnait · cnodamnait · codnamnait · conadmnait · condamanit · condammnait · condamnaitt · condamnati
- condamnent ← ccondamnent · cnodamnent · codnamnent · conadmnent · condamennt · condammnent · condamnennt · condamnentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condamnait" and "condamnent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "condamnait" vs "condamnent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamnait" and "condamnent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condamnent vs condamnons". 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 #39,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.