Which to use
“condition” is a noun and “conditionne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,858
- “condition” frequency rank
- #27,744
- “conditionne” frequency rank
- 29602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condition | conditionne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nature, état ou qualité d’une chose ou d’une personne. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conditionner. |
Where the eye mixes condition and conditionne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses condition with conditionne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condition is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\ while conditionne is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “condition” sits inside “conditionne”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condition is recorded at frequency rank #1,858, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃\. conditionne is at rank #27,744, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.sjɔn\.
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 29602, this pair ranks #315,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condition vs conditionne
Shared letters: cdinot. Private to "condition": -. Private to "conditionne": e.
"condition" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "conditionne" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- condition ← ccondition · cnodition · codnition · conddition · condiiton · conditino · conditionn · conditoin
- conditionne ← cconditionne · cnoditionne · codnitionne · condditionne · condiitonne · conditinone · conditione · conditionen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condition" and "conditionne" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "condition" or "conditionne" 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 "condition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conditionne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condition" and "conditionne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conditionne vs conditionnent". 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 #315,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.