Which to use
“conde” and “condom” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- #37,241
- “condom” frequency rank
- 86807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | condom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comte. | Préservatif. |
Where the eye mixes conde and condom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. conde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against condom's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conde vs condom
A purely visual mix-up. conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) and condom (\kɔ̃.dɔ̃\) 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 86807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conde is recorded at frequency rank #49,566, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈko̞n.de̞\. condom is at rank #37,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɔ̃\.
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 86807, this pair ranks #9,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs condom
Shared letters: cdno. Private to "conde": e. Private to "condom": m.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "condom" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conde" and "condom" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conde" or "condom"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "conde" and "condom" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "condom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CNE vs conde". 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 #9,150 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.