Which to use
“condamné” is an adjective and “condamnez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,416
- “condamné” frequency rank
- #46,080
- “condamnez” frequency rank
- 48496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamné | condamnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est, ou a été, condamné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner. |
Same sound, different letters: condamné vs condamnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. condamné runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against condamnez's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - condamné and condamnez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: condamné and condamnez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.da.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48496, 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\. condamnez is at rank #46,080, tagged as averb, 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 48496, this pair ranks #178,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condamné vs condamnez
Shared letters: acdmno. Private to "condamné": é. Private to "condamnez": ez.
"condamné" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "condamnez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condamnez ← ccondamnez · cnodamnez · codnamnez · conadmnez · condamenz · condammnez · condamnezz · condamnnez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condamné" for "condamnez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "condamné" or "condamnez" show up more?
What to do next
"condamné" and "condamnez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "condamné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamné" and "condamnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condamnent vs condamnez". 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 #178,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.