Which to use
“conditionnel” and “conditionnés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,161
- “conditionnel” frequency rank
- #37,738
- “conditionnés” frequency rank
- 61899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conditionnel | conditionnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est soumis à certaines conditions ou subordonné à quelque événement incertain. | Masculin pluriel de conditionné. |
Where the eye mixes conditionnel and conditionnés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conditionnel vs conditionnés
A purely visual mix-up. conditionnel (\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.nɛl\) and conditionnés (\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61899, 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\. conditionnés is at rank #37,738, tagged as anadj, 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 61899, this pair ranks #89,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conditionnel vs conditionnés
Shared letters: cdinot. Private to "conditionnel": el. Private to "conditionnés": sé.
"conditionnel" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC · "conditionnés" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conditionnel ← cconditionnel · cnoditionnel · codnitionnel · condditionnel · condiitonnel · conditinonel · conditionel · conditionenl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conditionnel" and "conditionnés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conditionnel" vs "conditionnés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conditionnel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conditionnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conditionnel" and "conditionnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conditionnent vs conditionnés". 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 #89,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.