condevscondosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,566
“conde” frequency rank
#27,745
“condos” frequency rank
77311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conde condos
Definition Comte. Pluriel de condo. (condensateur).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conde and condos apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
conde
6 ch
condos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) and condos (\kɔ̃.do\) 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 77311, 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\. condos is at rank #27,745, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.do\.

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 77311, this pair ranks #28,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conde vs condos

Shared letters: cdno. Private to "conde": e. Private to "condos": s.

"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "condos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condecconde · cnode · codne · condde · coned · connde · ocnde
  • condosccondos · cnodos · codnos · conddos · condoss · condso · conndos · conods

Frequency comparison

conde#49,566
condos#27,745

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conde" and "condos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ˈko̞n.de̞\ versus \kɔ̃.do\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conde" or "condos"?
"condos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,745 in our French list, against #49,566 for "conde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering conde vs condos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “conde” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list