condamnéesvscondamnentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: condamnées is a adjective, condamnent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condamnées” is an adjective and “condamnent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,398
“condamnées” frequency rank
#25,257
“condamnent” frequency rank
45655
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condamnées condamnent
Definition Féminin pluriel de condamné. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
condamnées
10 ch
condamnent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condamnées is \kɔ̃.da.ne\ while condamnent is \kɔ̃.dan\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condamnées is recorded at frequency rank #20,398, classified as anadj, 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 45655, this pair ranks #201,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condamnées vs condamnent

Shared letters: acdemno. Private to "condamnées": . Private to "condamnent": t.

"condamnées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "condamnent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condamnentccondamnent · cnodamnent · codnamnent · conadmnent · condamennt · condammnent · condamnennt · condamnentt

Frequency comparison

condamnées#20,398
condamnent#25,257

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condamnées" and "condamnent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condamnées" is an adjective and "condamnent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "condamnées" or "condamnent"?
"condamnées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,398 in our French list, against #25,257 for "condamnent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering condamnées vs condamnent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “condamnées”; for a verb, it's “condamnent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “condamnées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list