Which to use
“condamnent” and “condamner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,257
- “condamnent” frequency rank
- #7,803
- “condamner” frequency rank
- 33060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamnent | condamner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner. | Déclarer quelqu’un, par décision de justice, coupable d'un délit ou d'un crime et lui infliger la peine correspondante. |
Where the eye mixes condamnent and condamner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses condamnent with condamner
A purely visual mix-up. condamnent (\kɔ̃.dan\) and condamner (\kɔ̃.dɑ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condamnent is recorded at frequency rank #25,257, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dan\. condamner is at rank #7,803, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɑ.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 33060, this pair ranks #293,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condamnent vs condamner
Shared letters: acdemno. Private to "condamnent": t. Private to "condamner": r.
"condamnent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "condamner" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condamnent ← ccondamnent · cnodamnent · codnamnent · conadmnent · condamennt · condammnent · condamnennt · condamnentt
- condamner ← ccondamner · cnodamner · codnamner · conadmner · condamenr · condammner · condamnerr · condamnner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condamnent" and "condamner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "condamnent" or "condamner"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "condamnent" and "condamner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condamner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamnent" and "condamner" 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 #293,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.