condamnentvscondamnonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“condamnent” and “condamnons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,257
“condamnent” frequency rank
#47,801
“condamnons” frequency rank
73058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condamnent condamnons
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner.

Where the eye mixes condamnent and condamnons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
condamnent
10 ch
condamnons

Why the eye confuses condamnent with condamnons

A purely visual mix-up. condamnent (\kɔ̃.dan\) and condamnons (\kɔ̃.da.nɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73058, 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\. condamnons is at rank #47,801, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.da.nɔ̃\.

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 73058, this pair ranks #41,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of condamnent vs condamnons

Shared letters: acdmno. Private to "condamnent": et. Private to "condamnons": s.

"condamnent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC  ·  "condamnons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condamnentccondamnent · cnodamnent · codnamnent · conadmnent · condamennt · condammnent · condamnennt · condamnentt
  • condamnonsccondamnons · cnodamnons · codnamnons · conadmnons · condammnons · condamnnons · condamnnos · condamnonns

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condamnent" and "condamnons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.dan\ versus \kɔ̃.da.nɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "condamnent" or "condamnons" show up more?
"condamnent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,257 in our French list, against #47,801 for "condamnons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "condamnent" and "condamnons" 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 "condamnons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condamnent" and "condamnons" 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 #41,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list