Which to use
“condamnée” is a noun and “condamnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,364
- “condamnée” frequency rank
- #5,846
- “condamnés” frequency rank
- 14210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamnée | condamnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle contre qui une peine afflictive ou infamante a été prononcée. | Masculin pluriel de condamné. |
Same sound, different letters: condamnée vs condamnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. condamnée (CVCCVCCVV) and condamnés (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - condamnée and condamnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: condamnée and condamnés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.da.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “condamnée” becomes s in “condamnés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14210, 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\. condamnés is at rank #5,846, tagged as anadj, 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 14210, this pair ranks #397,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of condamnée vs condamnés
Shared letters: acdmnoé. Private to "condamnée": e. Private to "condamnés": s.
"condamnée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "condamnés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"condamnée" and "condamnés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamnée" and "condamnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condamnée vs condamnez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,689 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.