Which to use
“conditionnel” is an adjective and “conditionner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,161
- “conditionnel” frequency rank
- #38,721
- “conditionner” frequency rank
- 62882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conditionnel | conditionner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est soumis à certaines conditions ou subordonné à quelque événement incertain. | Soumettre à condition. |
Where the eye mixes conditionnel and conditionner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conditionnel vs conditionner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conditionnel is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.nɛl\ while conditionner is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “conditionnel” becomes r in “conditionner”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conditionnel is recorded at frequency rank #24,161, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.nɛl\. conditionner is at rank #38,721, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.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 62882, this pair ranks #84,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conditionnel vs conditionner
Shared letters: cdeinot. Private to "conditionnel": l. Private to "conditionner": r.
"conditionnel" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC · "conditionner" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conditionnel ← cconditionnel · cnoditionnel · codnitionnel · condditionnel · condiitonnel · conditinonel · conditionel · conditionenl
- conditionner ← cconditionner · cnoditionner · codnitionner · condditionner · condiitonner · conditinoner · conditionenr · conditioner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conditionnel" for "conditionner" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conditionnel" or "conditionner"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conditionnel" and "conditionner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conditionnel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conditionner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conditionnel" and "conditionner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conditionnent vs conditionner". 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 #84,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.