conditionnementvsconditionnentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: conditionnement is a noun, conditionnent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“conditionnement” is a noun and “conditionnent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,659
“conditionnement” frequency rank
#48,423
“conditionnent” frequency rank
66082
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conditionnement conditionnent
Definition Action de conditionner. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de conditionner.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set conditionnement and conditionnent apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

15 ch
conditionnement
13 ch
conditionnent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conditionnement is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔn.mɑ̃\ while conditionnent is \kɔ̃.di.sjɔn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conditionnement is recorded at frequency rank #17,659, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.di.sjɔn.mɑ̃\. conditionnent is at rank #48,423, 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 66082, this pair ranks #69,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conditionnement vs conditionnent

Shared letters: cdeinot. Private to "conditionnement": m. Private to "conditionnent": -.

"conditionnement" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVCVCC  ·  "conditionnent" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conditionnementcconditionnement · cnoditionnement · codnitionnement · condditionnement · condiitonnement · conditinonement · conditionement · conditionenment
  • conditionnentcconditionnent · cnoditionnent · codnitionnent · condditionnent · condiitonnent · conditinonent · conditionennt · conditionent

Frequency comparison

conditionnement#17,659
conditionnent#48,423

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conditionnement" and "conditionnent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "conditionnement" is a noun and "conditionnent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "conditionnement" or "conditionnent"?
"conditionnement" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,659 in our French list, against #48,423 for "conditionnent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering conditionnement vs conditionnent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “conditionnement”; for a verb, it's “conditionnent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “conditionnement” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list