Which to use
“condamnés” is an adjective and “condamnez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,846
- “condamnés” frequency rank
- #46,080
- “condamnez” frequency rank
- 51926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamnés | condamnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de condamné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner. |
Same sound, different letters: condamnés vs condamnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - condamnés / condamnez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: condamnés and condamnez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.da.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condamnés is recorded at frequency rank #5,846, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.da.ne\. condamnez is at rank #46,080, tagged as averb, 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 51926, this pair ranks #151,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condamnés vs condamnez
Shared letters: acdmno. Private to "condamnés": sé. Private to "condamnez": ez.
"condamnés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "condamnez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condamnez ← ccondamnez · cnodamnez · codnamnez · conadmnez · condamenz · condammnez · condamnezz · condamnnez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condamnés" and "condamnez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "condamnés" vs "condamnez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamnés" and "condamnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condamnent vs condamnez". 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 #151,411 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.