condamnéevscondamnésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: condamnée is a noun, condamnés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set condamnée and condamnés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
condamnée
9 ch
condamnés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

condamnée#8,364
condamnés#5,846

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condamnée" and "condamnés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condamnée" is a noun and "condamnés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "condamnée" or "condamnés"?
"condamnés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,846 in our French list, against #8,364 for "condamnée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering condamnée vs condamnés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “condamnée”; for an adjective, it's “condamnés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “condamnée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list