condamnaitvscondamnentConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
condamnait
10 ch
condamnent

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?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.da.nɛ\ versus \kɔ̃.dan\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "condamnait" vs "condamnent" - which ranks higher?
"condamnent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,257 in our French list, against #48,422 for "condamnait". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list