Which to use
“condamné” is an adjective and “condamnée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,416
- “condamné” frequency rank
- #8,364
- “condamnée” frequency rank
- 10780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamné | condamnée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est, ou a été, condamné. | Celle contre qui une peine afflictive ou infamante a été prononcée. |
Same sound, different letters: condamné vs condamnée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - condamné / condamnée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: condamné and condamnée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.da.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “condamné” sits inside “condamnée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condamné is recorded at frequency rank #2,416, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.da.ne\. condamnée is at rank #8,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.da.ne\.
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 10780, this pair ranks #411,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condamné vs condamnée
Shared letters: acdmnoé. Private to "condamné": -. Private to "condamnée": e.
"condamné" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "condamnée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "condamné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamné" and "condamnée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condamnée vs condamnez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #411,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.