Which to use
“condo” and “cônes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,676
- “condo” frequency rank
- #26,321
- “cônes” frequency rank
- 46997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condo | cônes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Condominium, immeuble en copropriété, logement. | Pluriel de cône. |
Where the eye mixes condo and cônes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses condo with cônes
A purely visual mix-up. condo (\kɔ̃.do\) and cônes (\kon\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condo is recorded at frequency rank #20,676, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.do\. cônes is at rank #26,321, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kon\.
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 46997, this pair ranks #190,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condo vs cônes
Shared letters: cn. Private to "condo": do. Private to "cônes": esô.
"condo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cônes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- condo ← ccondo · cnodo · codno · conddo · conndo · conod · ocndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "condo" and "cônes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "condo" or "cônes"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "condo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cônes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condo" and "cônes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cônes vs congres". 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 #190,448 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.