conditionnelvsconditionnésConfusable pair

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.

12 ch
conditionnel
12 ch
conditionnés

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": .

"conditionnel" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC  ·  "conditionnés" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conditionnelcconditionnel · cnoditionnel · codnitionnel · condditionnel · condiitonnel · conditinonel · conditionel · conditionenl

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conditionnel" and "conditionnés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.nɛl\ versus \kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.ne\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conditionnel" vs "conditionnés" - which ranks higher?
"conditionnel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,161 in our French list, against #37,738 for "conditionnés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list