Which to use
“condamnés” is an adjective and “condamnons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,846
- “condamnés” frequency rank
- #47,801
- “condamnons” frequency rank
- 53647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condamnés | condamnons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de condamné. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de condamner. |
Where the eye mixes condamnés and condamnons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: condamnés vs condamnons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condamnés is \kɔ̃.da.ne\ while condamnons is \kɔ̃.da.nɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53647, 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\. 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 53647, this pair ranks #139,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condamnés vs condamnons
Shared letters: acdmnos. Private to "condamnés": é. Private to "condamnons": -.
"condamnés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "condamnons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condamnons ← ccondamnons · cnodamnons · codnamnons · conadmnons · condammnons · condamnnons · condamnnos · condamnonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condamnés" and "condamnons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "condamnés" or "condamnons" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "condamnés" 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 #139,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condamnés" and "condamnons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condamnent vs condamnons". 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 #139,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.