Which to use
“condamnée” is a noun and “condamnent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,364
- “condamnée” frequency rank
- #25,257
- “condamnent” frequency rank
- 33621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamnée | condamnent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle contre qui une peine afflictive ou infamante a été prononcée. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner. |
Where the eye mixes condamnée and condamnent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: condamnée vs condamnent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condamnée is \kɔ̃.da.ne\ while condamnent is \kɔ̃.dan\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condamnée is recorded at frequency rank #8,364, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.da.ne\. 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 33621, this pair ranks #289,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condamnée vs condamnent
Shared letters: acdemno. Private to "condamnée": é. Private to "condamnent": t.
"condamnée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "condamnent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condamnent ← ccondamnent · cnodamnent · codnamnent · conadmnent · condamennt · condammnent · condamnennt · condamnentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "condamnée" for "condamnent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "condamnée" vs "condamnent" - 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 "condamnée" 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 #289,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamnée" and "condamnent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condamnait vs condamnent". 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 #289,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.